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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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Confederate: 3,200
Union: 4,500
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
approximately 32,000
approximately 29,000
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gptkbp:commemoration
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gptkb:Champion_Hill_Battlefield_Park
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gptkbp:date
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May 16, 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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partially preserved as a historic site
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for military tactics
analyzed for leadership decisions
considered a turning point in the campaign
examined for its impact on the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger Vicksburg Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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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
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gptkbp:historical_legacy
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remembered as a key battle
commemorated in Civil War history
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pivotal in the Union's control of the Mississippi River
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Champion Hill
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gptkbp:key_event
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Confederate retreat
Union counterattack
initial Confederate attack
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Champion_Hill,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_engagement
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land battle
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gptkbp:military_leadership
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Grant's leadership praised
Pemberton's decisions criticized
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gptkbp:military_outcome
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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concentration of forces
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union control of the area
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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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decisive battle in the Vicksburg Campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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opened the way for the siege of Vicksburg
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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flanking maneuver
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gptkbp:terrain
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hilly and wooded
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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