Battle of Columbus

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
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
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
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
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
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
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