Battle of Champion Hill

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent 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:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces advanced towards Vicksburg
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 3,200
Union: 4,500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
approximately 32,000
approximately 29,000
Grant's leadership praised
Pemberton's decisions criticized
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:date May 16, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:has_ability partially preserved as a historic site
gptkbp:historical_analysis studied for military tactics
analyzed for leadership decisions
considered a turning point in the campaign
examined for its impact on the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:historical_impact increased Union morale
significant loss for the Confederacy
weakened Confederate defenses
led to the fall of Vicksburg
shifted the balance of power in the Western Theater
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal in the Union's control of the Mississippi River
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Champion Hill
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:Champion_Hill_Battlefield_Park
gptkbp:key_event Confederate retreat
Union counterattack
initial Confederate attack
gptkbp:landscape hilly and wooded
gptkbp:legacy remembered as a key battle
commemorated in Civil War history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Champion_Hill,_Mississippi
gptkbp:military_strategy land battle
concentration of forces
gptkbp:outcome Union control of the area
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance decisive battle in the Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance opened the way for the siege of Vicksburg
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuver