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Siege of Knoxville

Confederate Commander

Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet

Forces Engaged: 14,000

Killed: 198

Wounded: 850

Captured or Missing: 248

Total Casualties: 1,293

Confederate Officers

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Maj. Gen. Lafayette McLaws

Maj. Gen. William T. Martin

Maj. Gen. Robert Ransom, Jr.

Brig. Gen. Micah Jenkins

Brig. Gen. Bushrod R. Johnson

Brig. Gen. John T. Morgan

Brig. Gen. Frank C. Armstrong

Brig. Gen. William Y. C. Humes

Brig. Gen. Montgomery D. Corse

Brig. Gen. Gabriel C. Wharton

Brig. Gen. Alfred E. Jackson

Brig. Gen. William E. Jones

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Confederate Order of Battle

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Confederate Official Records

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November 19-December 4, 1863

Knoxville, Tennessee

Union Victory

National Park Service

Knoxville Campaign, Part II

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Battlefield Trust

Knoxville: A Near Death Campaign

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YouTube TV

Knoxville Under Siege

Uncovering the Footsteps of Our Civil War History

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Maps

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Forces Engaged: 12,000

Killed: 92

Wounded: 384

Captured or Missing: 207

Total Casualties: 693

Union Officers

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Maj. Gen. John G. Foster

Brig. Gen. Robert B. Potter

Brig. Gen. Edward Ferrero

Brig. Gen. Mahlon D. Manson

Brig. Gen. Jeremiah Boyle

Brig. Gen. Julius White

Brig. Gen. Milo S. Hascall

Brig. Gen. James d. Shackelford

Brig. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis

Brig. Gen. William P. Sanders

Brig. Gen. Orlando B. Wilcox

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Union Order of Battle

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Union Official Records

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Alexander, E. P. Longstreet at Knoxville. "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Grant-Lee Edition. Volume III Part II." New

          York: Century Co., 1884-1889. National Historical Society, 2005. p 746-750

Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 466-468

Commager, Henry Steele. The Civil War Archives The History of the Civil War in Documents. New York: Tess Press, 2000. p

          690-693

Korn, Jerry, ed. The Fight for Chattanooga Chickamauga to Missionary Ridge. Alexandria, VA: Time-Life, 1985.

Longstreet, James. From Manassas to Appomattox. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1895. Boston: Da Capo Press, 1892. p

          495-508

Poe, Orlando M. The Defense of Knoxville. "Battles and Leaders of the Civil War. Grant-Lee Edition. Volume III Part II" New

          York: Century Co., 1884-1889. National Historical Society, 2005. p 731-745
Porter, James D. Tennessee. "Confederate Military History" Atlanta: Confederate Publishing, 1899. National Historical Society,

          2008. p 90-112

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964.

------------------- Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992.

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