Battle of Arkansas Post

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_control_of_Arkansas_River
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,500
Confederacy: 4,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Arkansas_Post_National_Memorial
gptkbp:civicEngagement Local history projects
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_A._McClernand
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Thomas_J._Churchill
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Part_of_Arkansas's_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature and art
gptkbp:date January 9–11, 1863
gptkbp:educational_programs Textbooks_covering_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of rifled cannons
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Strategic_location_on_the_Arkansas_River
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_campaign_to_capture_Vicksburg
gptkbp:historicalImpact Shift_in_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Annual reenactments
Effectiveness of Union strategy
Varied perspectives on the battle's importance
Accounts_from_both_Union_and_Confederate_perspectives
gptkbp:historicalResearch Numerous scholarly articles
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Diaries of soldiers involved
First major battle in Arkansas
gptkbp:historicalSite Preserved battlefields
gptkbp:house gptkb:Fort_Hindman
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Arkansas Post
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arkansas_Post,_Arkansas
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Newspaper articles of the time
gptkbp:militaryRank Siege tactics
Evaluation of commanders' decisions
Use of artillery in siege warfare
Union_forces_gained_a_foothold_in_Arkansas
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:Surrender_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:postWarCareer Impact_on_Confederate_morale
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Fort Hindman
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
gptkbp:publicAccess Monuments and memorials
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Little Rock
Battle of Pine Bluff
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:strategicGoals Union dominance in the region
Disruption_of_Confederate_supply_lines
gptkbp:supportRole Efforts to maintain historical integrity.
gptkbp:tourism Attraction of visitors to historical sites