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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces advanced towards Vicksburg
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union: 1,000
Confederate: 1,500
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:command_structure
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Confederate: Army of Mississippi
Union: Army of the Tennessee
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
Confederate: General Pemberton
Union: General Ulysses S. Grant
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gptkbp:conflict
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Union forces gained momentum
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired literature and art
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gptkbp:date
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May 17, 1863
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:has_ability
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muddy terrain
heavy rain
historical site today
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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subject of many studies
considered a turning point
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Vicksburg Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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gptkb:government_records
newspaper articles of the time
diaries and letters from soldiers
official military reports
historical accounts by historians
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Union control of the region
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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increased Union morale
weakened Confederate defenses
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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paved the way for Union victory at Vicksburg
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Big Black River Bridge
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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Union: 30,000
Confederate: 20,000
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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memorials and markers
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gptkbp:is_engaged_in
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land battle
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gptkbp:landscape
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river crossing
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gptkbp:legacy
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significant in Civil War history
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gptkbp:location
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Big Black River, Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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siege warfare
infantry assaults
use of artillery
part of larger campaign
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gptkbp:outcome
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opened supply lines for Union
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic victory for Union
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of the Mississippi River
capture Vicksburg
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuver
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart_Sr.
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Army_of_the_Mississippi
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart_Jr.
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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