The Battle of Fort Sanders (precipitated by the Siege of Knoxville, which began on November 17, 1863) was an engagement of the American Civil War fought in Knoxville, Tennessee. Download high resolution version (900x631, 478 KB)TITLE: Assault on Fort Sanders SUMMARY: Union troops led by Gen. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Knox County is a county located in the state of Tennessee. ... The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America, the States, or (archaically) Columbia—is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ... National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans... Portrait of Ambrose Burnside by Mathew Brady, ca. ... James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost generals of the American Civil War, and later enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the government of his former enemies, as a diplomat and administrator. ... The Army of the Ohio was the name of two Union armies in the Civil War. ... The Battle of Campbells Station was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on November 16, 1863 in Knox County, Tennessee. ... The Battle of Beans Station was a battle of the American Civil War, occurring on December 14, 1863 in Grainger County, Tennessee. ... November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ... Alternate uses: Knoxville (disambiguation) Knoxville is a city located in Knox County, Tennessee, United States. ...

The Confederacy had never had effective control of large areas of East Tennessee. There had been little slavery practiced in East Tennessee, partly due to moral opposition to the practice and partly due to the fact that little of the land was suitable to plantation agriculture; pro-Union and Republican sentiment ran high and most East Tennesseans had not been in favor of secession. Therefore, Union forces had little trouble occupying Knoxville early in the conflict. They built several fortifications in the form of bastioned earthworks near Knoxville. One was Fort Sanders, just west of downtown Knoxville across a creek valley. Another, smaller one, Fort Byington, was atop a nearby hill that is the site of the central part of the campus of the University of Tennessee (then East Tennessee University). National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Danville, Virginia April 3–April 10, 1865 Largest city New Orleans... East Tennessee is a name given to approximately the eastern third of the state of Tennessee. ... A monument celebrating the emancipation of slaves in the British Empire in 1834, erected in Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, Westminster, London Wiktionary has a definition of: Slavery Slavery can mean one or more related conditions which involve control of a person against his or her will, enforced by violence or... A sugarcane plantation at Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 2005 A plantation is a large tract of monoculture, as a tree plantation, a cotton plantation, a tea plantation or a tobacco plantation. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. ... The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the primary institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee system, Tennessees flagship public university. ...

As Confederate fortunes declined, a detachment under the command of General James Longstreet, a trusted subordinate of Robert E. Lee, was sent to harass Knoxville with the intent of distracting Union forces from their ultimately-successful Atlanta campaign. On November 23, 1863, Longstreet's forces seized Cherokee Heights, a tall bluff south of the Tennessee River from Knoxville but only about 2400 yards (2200 m) airline distance from Fort Sanders. His intent was to use cannon to "soften up" Fort Sanders in preparation for a frontal assault; however his artillery was largely ineffective from what was not truly a long range even by the standards of the era, at least part of the problem being attributed to gunpowder of a very low quality. The assault, conducted on November 29, 1863 was both a tactical and a strategic failure; Longstreet failed to capture Knoxville or even any of its significant fortifications and the distraction of the Union from the Atlanta campaign was minimal. James Longstreet James Longstreet (January 8, 1821 – January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost generals of the American Civil War, and later enjoyed a successful post-war career working for the government of his former enemies, as a diplomat and administrator. ... Robert Edward Lee, as a U.S. Army Colonel before the war Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 – October 12, 1870) was a career army officer and the most successful general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. ... Downtown Atlanta skyline Atlanta is the capital and largest city of Georgia, a state of the United States of America. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1863 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... The Tennessee River is the largest tributary of the Ohio River. ... Historically, artillery refers to any engine used for the discharge of projectiles during war. ... November 29 is the 333rd (in leap years the 334th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Fort Sanders area was to become the site of many Victorian homes being built approximately three decades later. Several, especially those located on the uphill sides of steets, are most impressive; some have been restored in recent decades. A few were incorporated into the grounds of the 1982 World's Fair. Many more have been divided into apartments and are rented out to University of Tennessee students at low cost. The author James Agee was from this area; the exteriors for the motion picture version of All the Way Home were shot outside one of the more palatial homes, which has since burned. The term Victorian architecture can refer to one of a number of architectural styles during the Victorian era: Neoclassicism Gothic Revival Italianate Second Empire Neo-Grec Romanesque Revival (Includes Richardsonian Revival) Renaissance Revival Queen Anne Jacobethan architecture (the precusor to the Queen Anne style) British Arts and Crafts movement painted... The 1982 Worlds Fair was held in Knoxville, Tennessee in the United States. ... James Agee (November 27, 1909 – May 16, 1955) was a United States novelist, screenwriter, journalist, poet, and film critic. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...

External link

• Battle summary (http://www2.cr.nps.gov/abpp/battles/tn025.htm)