Siege of Knoxville
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siege-of-knoxville-175-5025646
title:
Siege of Knoxville
text:
The Siege of Knoxville saw Lieutenant General James Longstreet's Confederate forces besiege the Union garrison of Knoxville, Tennessee, led by Major General Ambrose Burnside. When Major General William T. Sherman approached Knoxville with an overwhelming Union force, Longstreet ended the siege on December 4 and withdrew northeast. The siege was part of the Knoxville campaign of the American Civil War. In August and September 1863, Burnside's Army of Ohio carried out a nearly bloodless invasion o
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encyclopedia
description:
1863 American Civil War battle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Knoxville
date created:
2005-04-21T14:17:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T01:30:39Z
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