Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:after_action_report |
Confederate forces reported heavy losses.
Union forces reported significant success. |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Destruction of Confederate supplies
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 100
Confederate: 500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Brigadier_General_James_H._Wilson
gptkb:General_Howell_Cobb |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Memorials in Columbus, Georgia.
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced literature and art.
Inspiration for historical reenactments. Local festivals commemorating the battle. |
| gptkbp:date |
April 16, 1865
|
| gptkbp:duration |
1 day
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Macon
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Final stages of the American Civil War
|
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
Interpretations of the battle's significance.
Effectiveness of Confederate defenses. Impact on the war's conclusion. Role of cavalry in the battle. Union strategy in the final months of the war. |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced post-war reconstruction efforts.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Importance for troop movements.
Proximity to supply routes. Strategic location on the Chattahoochee River. Marked the decline of Confederate resistance in Georgia. |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Columbus
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of Union victory in the South.
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia
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| gptkbp:military_outcome |
Disruption of Confederate supply lines.
Union control of Columbus. |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Defensive positions by Confederate forces.
Flanking maneuvers by Union cavalry. |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:General_James_H._Wilson
gptkb:General_Howell_Cobb |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Capture of Columbus by Union forces
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
Documentaries.
Eyewitness accounts. Historical analyses. Official reports. Military dispatches. Books on the American Civil War. |
| gptkbp:related_event |
End of the American Civil War.
Surrender of Confederate forces in the South. |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Last battle of the American Civil War in Georgia
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of Columbus as a supply center
|
| gptkbp:tactics_used |
Cavalry charges
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Francisco_Villa
gptkb:Columbus,_Georgia,_USA gptkb:Pancho_Villa_Expedition gptkb:Pershing's_Punitive_Expedition gptkb:Villistas gptkb:Mexican_Expedition gptkb:Pancho_Villa gptkb:Battle_of_Carrizal |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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