Battle of City Point

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of supply routes
gptkbp:casualties Low for Union
Higher for Confederates
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:cultural_impact Memorials established
Portrayed in films
Portrayed in literature
Reenactments held
Historical societies formed
gptkbp:date 1864-1865
gptkbp:duration Several months
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:James_River
gptkb:Appomattox_River
gptkbp:historical_documentation After-action reviews
Official reports
Battle maps
gptkbp:historical_period Civil War Era
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the fall of Richmond
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of City Point
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:battle
Army forces
gptkbp:legacy Influenced military tactics
Studied in military academies
Symbol of Union perseverance
Impact on post-war reconstruction
Part of American Civil War memory
gptkbp:location gptkb:City_Point,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy Encirclement
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:military_technology gptkb:military_unit
Ironclad ships
gptkbp:outcome Union supply line secured
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic supply point
gptkbp:strategic_importance Logistics hub
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
Naval blockade
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Petersburg_National_Battlefield_Park
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5