A report on Nathaniel P. Banks
American politician from Massachusetts and a Union general during the Civil War.
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American Civil War
20 linksCivil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
Civil war in the United States between the Union (states that remained loyal to the federal union, or "the North") and the Confederacy (states that voted to secede, or "the South").
Employing audacity and rapid, unpredictable movements on interior lines, Jackson's 17,000 men marched 646 miles (1,040 km) in 48 days and won several minor battles as they successfully engaged three Union armies (52,000 men), including those of Nathaniel P. Banks and John C. Fremont, preventing them from reinforcing the Union offensive against Richmond.
Ulysses S. Grant
14 linksAmerican military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
Major General Benjamin Butler would advance on Lee from the southeast, up the James River, while Major General Nathaniel Banks would capture Mobile.
Union Army
9 linksThe land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
The land force that fought to preserve the Union of the collective states.
Army of the Gulf, the army operating in the region bordering the Gulf of Mexico, commanded by Benjamin Butler, Nathaniel P. Banks, and Edward Canby.
Red River campaign
9 linksMajor Union offensive campaign in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War, which took place from March 10 to May 22, 1864.
Major Union offensive campaign in the Trans-Mississippi theater of the American Civil War, which took place from March 10 to May 22, 1864.
The expedition was a Union military operation, fought between approximately 30,000 federal troops under the command of Major-General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Confederate forces under General E. Kirby Smith, whose strength varied from 6,000 to 15,000.
Siege of Port Hudson
7 linksThe final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.
The final engagement in the Union campaign to recapture the Mississippi River in the American Civil War.
While Union General Ulysses Grant was besieging Vicksburg upriver, General Nathaniel Banks was ordered to capture the lower Mississippi Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson, in order to go to Grant's aid.
Benjamin Butler
8 linksAmerican major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts.
American major general of the Union Army, politician, lawyer and businessman from Massachusetts.
He narrowly lost to incumbent Republican Nathaniel Prentice Banks.
Stonewall Jackson
10 linksThomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863) served as a Confederate general (1861–1863) during the American Civil War, and became one of the best-known Confederate commanders, after Robert E. Lee.
Gen. Irvin McDowell's large corps was poised to hit Richmond from the north, and Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks's army threatened the Shenandoah Valley.
Republican Party (United States)
5 linksOne of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
One of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States.
Despite the loss of the presidency and the lack of a majority in Congress, Republicans were able to orchestrate a Republican Speaker of the House, which went to Nathaniel P. Banks.
Siege of Vicksburg
5 linksThe final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
The final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.
This action, combined with the surrender of the down-river Port Hudson to Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks on July 9, yielded command of the Mississippi River to the Union forces, who would hold it for the rest of the conflict.
Political general
4 linksGeneral officer or other military leader without significant military experience who is given a high position in command for political reasons, through political connections, or to appease certain political blocs and factions.
General officer or other military leader without significant military experience who is given a high position in command for political reasons, through political connections, or to appease certain political blocs and factions.
The first three volunteer generals whom Lincoln appointed, John Adams Dix, Nathaniel Prentice Banks and Benjamin F. Butler, were all Democrats.