Battle of Collierville

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Earl_Van_Dorn
gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_Tennessee
gptkb:General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:Major_General_Earl_Van_Dorn
gptkbp:activities gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 300
Union: 200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_Edward_H._Hobson
gptkb:General_James_Chalmers
gptkbp:cultural_impact local history
Civil War memory
gptkbp:date October 1863
October 11, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in Tennessee
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Library
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the larger conflict in the Western Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Collierville
gptkbp:influenced_by political climate of the time
previous battles in the region
public sentiment towards the war
Confederate attempts to regain control
Union's overall strategy in the war
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
reenactments
gptkbp:legacy historical studies
impact on local communities
Union military strategy
military tactics development
gptkbp:location gptkb:Collierville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:military_strategy holding key positions
disrupting enemy supply lines
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:outcome secured Union supply routes
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:documentaries
history books
military reports
soldier diaries
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Vaught's_Hill
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance defended supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance railroad junction
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
defensive fortifications