Battle of Fort Sanders

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The Battle of Fort Sanders was a key Union defensive victory during the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, where Union forces successfully repelled a Confederate assault on the fort in November 1863.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Battle of Fort Sanders canonical 3
Siege of Knoxville 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Assault on Fort Sanders ⓘ
associatedWith Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside

James Longstreet ⓘ
attacker Confederate forces under James Longstreet ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignObjective control of Knoxville and East Tennessee ⓘ
casualties higher Confederate casualties than Union casualties ⓘ
chronology occurred after Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ
city Knoxville ⓘ
combatant Confederate Army of Tennessee ⓘ
linked to: Army of Tennessee

Union Army ⓘ
commander Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside

James Longstreet ⓘ
ConfederateCommander James Longstreet ⓘ
ConfederateForce Longstreet's Corps ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date November 29, 1863 ⓘ
defender Union garrison at Fort Sanders ⓘ
defensiveWorks earthwork fortifications ⓘ
followedBy Confederate withdrawal from Knoxville area ⓘ
fortification Fort Sanders ⓘ
historicalRegion Appalachian region of Tennessee ⓘ
location Fort Sanders ⓘ
Knoxville, Tennessee ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate Army infantry ⓘ
Union Army infantry ⓘ
month November 1863 ⓘ
notableFeature short, intense frontal attack by Confederate infantry ⓘ
steep fort ditch that hindered Confederate assault ⓘ
partOf Knoxville Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Siege of Knoxville ⓘ
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
relatedEvent Siege of Knoxville ⓘ
linked to: Knoxville Campaign
relatedPlace East Tennessee ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Tennessee ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped maintain Union hold on East Tennessee ⓘ
secured Union control of Knoxville ⓘ
tacticalOutcome Confederate assault repulsed ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfEngagement assault on fortified position ⓘ
UnionCommander Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ
linked to: Ambrose Burnside
UnionForce Army of the Ohio ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Relief of Knoxville → relatedTo → Battle of Fort Sanders ⓘ
Knoxville Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Fort Sanders ⓘ
Knoxville Campaign → notableEngagement → Battle of Fort Sanders ⓘ
Knoxville Campaign → relatedTo → Siege of Knoxville ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Fort Sanders