Battle of Appomattox Station
GPTKB entity
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:after_action_report |
Union report praised coordination
Confederate Army report Union Army report Confederate report cited supply issues |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
contributed to the end of the Civil War
Union forces pursued Confederate troops |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 1,000
Confederate casualties approximately 1,500 Confederate: 1,500 Union casualties approximately 1,000 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_G._Meade |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired literature and films
subject of documentaries featured in historical novels commemorated in songs inspired historical tourism influenced public memory of the Civil War shaped narratives of heroism and sacrifice depicted in art and paintings reflected in educational curricula |
| gptkbp:date |
April 8, 1865
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| gptkbp:depicted_in |
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:Art_History |
| gptkbp:exhibited_at |
gptkb:civilians
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| gptkbp:featured_in |
military strategy courses
textbooks on American history |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:surrender_at_Appomattox_Court_House
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| gptkbp:fought_against |
railroad junction
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied in military history courses
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
final stages of the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
accelerated the end of the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked the decline of the Confederacy
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| gptkbp:historical_source |
military records
diaries of soldiers |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Appomattox Station
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
previous battles in the Civil War
previous battles in Virginia Union strategy to encircle Lee Union's superior resources Confederate supply shortages |
| gptkbp:inspired_by |
historical novels
letters from soldiers |
| gptkbp:involved_units |
gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac |
| gptkbp:is_analyzed_in |
military history studies
Civil War documentaries |
| gptkbp:is_discussed_in |
academic papers
historical journals |
| gptkbp:is_remembered_for |
local historians
Civil War enthusiasts |
| gptkbp:legacy |
significance in American history
symbol of Union victory signaled the end of major Confederate resistance |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Appomattox_County,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
combined arms operations
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan gptkb:General_John_G._Parke |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union control of the area
Union forces cut off Confederate retreat cut off Confederate retreat |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
eyewitness accounts
official military reports |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Fall_of_Richmond
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
led to the surrender of Robert E. Lee
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
disruption of Confederate supply lines
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment |
| gptkbp:terrain |
rural Virginia
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
rainy and muddy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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