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    The Knoxville campaign was a series of American Civil War battles and maneuvers in East Tennessee during the fall of 1863 designed to secure control of...
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  • The order of battle for the Knoxville campaign includes: Knoxville campaign order of battle: Confederate Knoxville campaign order of battle: Union This...
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    Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190...
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    of Knoxville (November 19 – December 4, 1863) saw Lieutenant General James Longstreet's Confederate forces besiege the Union garrison of Knoxville, Tennessee...
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    The following Union Army units and commanders fought in the Knoxville Campaign and subsequent East Tennessee operations during the American Civil War from...
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    Confederacy: Knoxville, Tennessee: The University of Tennessee Press, 1984. ISBN 0-87049-425-2. O'Reilly, Francis Augustin. The Fredericksburg Campaign: Winter...
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  • following Confederate States Army units and commanders fought in the Knoxville Campaign and subsequent East Tennessee operations during the American Civil...
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    Afterward, his performance in semi-autonomous command during the Knoxville campaign resulted in a Confederate defeat. Longstreet's tenure in the Western...
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    Battle of Fort Sanders (category Knoxville campaign)
    Sanders was the crucial engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863. Assaults...
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    Battle of Campbell's Station (category Knoxville campaign)
    the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War. Longstreet hoped to crush the Union Army of the Ohio forces before they could retreat to Knoxville. During...
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    lopsided Union victory, giving Babcock notoriety. After fighting in the Knoxville Campaign at the Battle of Fort Sanders, Babcock became the Chief Engineer of...
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    to Sherman's Atlanta campaign of 1864. Chattanooga was a vital rail hub (with lines going north toward Nashville and Knoxville and south toward Atlanta)...
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    Jackson, Mississippi. In the fall of 1863, IX Corps took part in the Knoxville Campaign which resulted in the defeat of Confederate forces in eastern Tennessee...
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    was unable to dislodge Union forces from Cemetery Ridge. After the Knoxville Campaign, he was court-martialed for inefficiency, though this was overturned...
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    battle but served as Longstreet's chief of artillery in the subsequent Knoxville Campaign and in the Department of East Tennessee in early 1864. He returned...
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    Tennessee. Its county seat is Knoxville, which is the third-most populous city in Tennessee. Knox County is included in the Knoxville metropolitan area. The...
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    role during the Knoxville Campaign, its first major action, distinguishing itself at the battles of Campbell's Station and Knoxville, and also took part...
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    Mayoral elections in Knoxville are held every four years to elect the mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee. All Knoxville municipal elections are required to...
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    bridge-burning conspiracy from a command post in Kingston. During the Knoxville Campaign in December 1863, a Union force led by General James G. Spears scattered...
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    Knoxville Campaign, Burnside advanced to Knoxville, Tennessee, first bypassing the Confederate-held Cumberland Gap and ultimately occupying Knoxville...
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  • (Tennessee), the decisive engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863 Fort Sanders...
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  • Zoo Knoxville, formerly known as the Knoxville Zoo or Knoxville Zoological Gardens, is a 53-acre (21 ha) zoo located just east of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee...
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    Battle of Blountville (category Knoxville campaign)
    The Battle of Blountville, sometimes (incorrectly) spelled Battle of Blountsville, took place during the American Civil War, occurring on September 22...
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    William P. Sanders (category History of Knoxville, Tennessee)
    Army of the Ohio from November 3, 1863, to November 18, 1863, in the Knoxville Campaign. On November 18, 1863, Sanders was shot in the side and mortally wounded...
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    Knoxville College is a historically black liberal arts college in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States, which was founded in 1875 by the United Presbyterian...
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    Siege of Vicksburg. He subsequently commanded a division during the Knoxville Campaign, and was in command of the defenses of Fort Sanders. Transferred eastward...
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    assist Longstreet in his siege of Knoxville would cause the mounted arm of the army to miss the Chattanooga Campaign (November 23–25). Wheeler covered...
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    Chattanooga campaign concluded, Confederate General James Longstreet launched the Knoxville campaign in an effort to take control of the city. The campaign ended...
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    Confederate forces under Lieutenant General James Longstreet in the Knoxville Campaign. They earned a citation for gallantry in the Battle of Mossy Creek...
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