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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:casualtiesUnion
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~34,000
~37,000
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
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gptkbp:Confederate_commander
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gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
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gptkbp:Confederate_strength
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~60,000
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gptkbp:ConfederateArmy
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gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
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gptkbp:ConfederateObjective
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defend Atlanta
delay Union advance
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gptkbp:ConfederateTactics
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defensive positions
counterattacks
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gptkbp:conflict
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Union vs. Confederate States
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gptkbp:dateAtlantaCaptured
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September 2, 1864
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gptkbp:endDate
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September 2, 1864
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Atlanta Campaign
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gptkbp:impact
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boosted Northern morale
helped secure Lincoln's re-election in 1864
weakened Confederate war effort
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Georgia,_United_States
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough
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gptkbp:notableCity
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gptkb:Atlanta
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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burning of military resources in Atlanta
evacuation of Atlanta
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gptkbp:objective
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capture of Atlanta
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Chattanooga_Campaign
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gptkbp:result
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Union victory
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gptkbp:significance
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boosted Abraham Lincoln's re-election
major Union victory
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gptkbp:startDate
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May 7, 1864
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gptkbp:Union_strength
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~100,000
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gptkbp:UnionArmy
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gptkb:Military_Division_of_the_Mississippi
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gptkbp:UnionObjective
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capture Atlanta
cut off Confederate supply lines
destroy Confederate war resources
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gptkbp:UnionTactics
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siege warfare
flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:William_J._Hardee
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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