Abstract is: The Battle of Helena was fought on July 4, 1863, in Helena, Arkansas, as part of the American Civil War. Union troops had captured the city in July 1862, and had been using it as a base of operations. Over 7,500 Confederate troops led by Lieutenant General Theophilus Holmes attempted to capture Helena in hopes of relieving some of the pressure on Vicksburg, Mississippi. The city was defended by about 4,100 Union troops led by Major General Benjamin Prentiss, manning one fort and four batteries. Differing interpretations of Holmes' order to attack at daylight resulted in Brigadier General James F. Fagan's troops attacking Battery D unsupported, while Major General Sterling Price's attack against the Union center was made after Fagan's had largely fizzled out. To the north, Confederate cavalry commanded by Brigadier Generals John S. Marmaduke and Lucius M. Walker failed to act in concert and accomplished little. The assaults failed, and Vicksburg fell the same day. Later in the year, Union troops used Helena as a staging ground for their successful campaign to capture Little Rock, Arkansas.
(P625, lat/long) | 34.526111111 / -90.596944444 |
battle | Q178561 |
P2581 | BabelNet ID | 02477794n |
02477794n | ||
P7685 | CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas ID | battle-of-helena-1129 |
P646 | Freebase ID | /m/01tctp |
P244 | Library of Congress authority ID | sh85059980 |
P8189 | National Library of Israel J9U ID | 987007555541605171 |
P17 | country | Confederate States | Q81931 |
P1343 | described by source | The American Cyclopædia | Q19077875 |
Encyclopedia of Arkansas | Q5375687 | ||
P276 | location | Phillips County | Q61470 |
P138 | named after | Helena | Q38733 |
P1448 | official name | Attack on Helena | |
P4220 | order of battle | Helena order of battle | Q5703818 |
P361 | part of | American Civil War | Q8676 |
P710 | participant | United States of America | Q30 |
Confederate States | Q81931 | ||
P585 | point in time | 1863-07-04 | |
P1813 | short name | Helena |
FileName: Battle of Helena map.jpg
Description: A map of the 1863 Battle of Helena.
Artist: Jacob Wells. A list of artists and engravers can be found on p. 23 of the PDF.
License: Public domain
Q4636129 | 39th Arkansas Infantry Regiment |
Q4720248 | Alexander T. Hawthorn |
Q4786507 | Archibald S. Dobbins |
Q5497475 | Frederick Salomon |
Q104591751 | James C. Rinehart |
Q1680390 | James Fleming Fagan |
Q116251699 | James Newton Smithee |
Q6697571 | Lucius M. Walker |
Q6915383 | Mosby Monroe Parsons |
Q365032 | Powell Clayton |
Q125501447 | Helena Battlefield | named after | P138 |
Q18347786 | Helena batteries | significant event | P793 |
Q123911733 | The American Cyclopædia (1879)/Helena | main subject | P921 |
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