Battle of Fort Sanders

Battle of Fort Sanders
Part of the American Civil War
The Rebel Assault on fort Sanders, Harper's Weekly January 9, 1864
Date November 29, 1863 (1863-11-29) Location Knox County, Tennessee Result Union victory
Belligerents
United States (Union)	Confederate States of America
Commanders and leaders
Ambrose Burnside	James Longstreet
Units involved
Army of the Ohio	Confederate Forces in East Tennessee[1]
Strength
440	~3,000
Casualties and losses
13 total 8 killed 5 wounded [2]	813 total 129 killed 458 wounded 226 captured[3]

The Battle of Fort Sanders was the crucial engagement of the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, fought in Knoxville, Tennessee, on November 29, 1863. Assaults by Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet failed to break through the defensive lines of Union Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside, resulting in lopsided casualties, and the Siege of Knoxville entered its final days.