Joint Expedition Against Franklin
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The Joint Expedition Against Franklin was a joint engagement between the United States Army and Navy against the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. The engagement was intended to move Union forces into an area where Confederate forces were gathering as they prepared to move on Suffolk, Virginia. Originally planned as a coordinated two-pronged attack with a naval flotilla supporting an infantry advance on Franklin, Virginia, communications delays caused the Navy to start the mission before the Army was ready to support it. Instead, 3 October 1862 found Union Naval forces on the Blackwater River greatly outnumbered by Confederate infantrymen and ultimately forced to retreat. The naval action alone is also known as the Action at Crumpler's Bluff or the Battle of Crumpler's Bluff.
1862
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United States, 
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Location: 36.6772, -76.9222, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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General Dix (bust crop)
CharlesWFlusserUSN
USS Whitehead (1864, cropped)
Virginia BattleField map JEAF extract
Franklin VA sign| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 1831 | Nat Turner's slave rebellion | slave rebellion, Nat Turner | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Joint Expedition Against Franklin | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1863 | Battle of Deserted House | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1863 | Siege of Suffolk | battle, siege | Wikidata |
| commons | image | General Dix (bust crop) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | CharlesWFlusserUSN | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Whitehead (1864, cropped) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Virginia BattleField map JEAF extract | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Franklin VA sign | Commons | ||
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