Siege of Knoxville - Facts

Date

• November 4–December 14, 1863

Location

• Knox County, Tennessee

Campaign

• Knoxville Campaign

Principal Union Commanders

• Major General Ambrose E. Burnside

Principal Confederate Commanders

• Lieutenant General James Longstreet

Union Forces Engaged

• Army of the Ohio, 13th Army Corps, Shackelford’s Cavalry Corps

Confederate Forces Engaged

• Longstreet’s Command, Martin’s Cavalry Corps

Number of Union Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 5,000

Number of Confederate Soldiers Engaged

• Roughly 15,000

Estimated Union Casualties

• 1,200 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Estimated Confederate Casualties

• 2,250 (killed, wounded, captured/missing)

Result

• Union victory

Timeline of the Knoxville Campaign

These are the main battles and events of the Knoxville Campaign in order.

• November 4–December 4, 1863 — Siege of Knoxville
• November 16, 1863 — Battle of Campbell’s Station
• November 29, 1863 — Battle of Fort Sanders
• December 14, 1863 — Battle of Bean’s Station