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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_New_River
gptkb:The_Battle_of_Green_Fork
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces secured West Virginia
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederacy: 500
Union: 300
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gptkbp:combat_role
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Droop Mountain
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_John_Echols
gptkb:General_William_W._Averell
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influenced local folklore
Educational programs developed
Memorials erected in honor of soldiers
Inspired songs and literature
Local historical societies formed
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gptkbp:date
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November 6, 1863
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cloyd's_Mountain
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the larger campaign in the Appalachian region
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Military orders
After-action reports
Battlefield maps
Casualty lists
Personal letters from soldiers
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Boosted Union morale
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major battle in West Virginia
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Droop Mountain
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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Union: 5,000
Confederacy: 3,000
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Annual reenactments
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gptkbp:landscape
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Mountainous region
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gptkbp:legacy
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Remembered as a key battle in West Virginia history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:West_Virginia
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:1st_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:45th_Virginia_Infantry
gptkb:3rd_West_Virginia_Infantry
gptkb:2nd_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:8th_Virginia_Cavalry
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Defensive positions
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Union consolidation of control
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gptkbp:outcome
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Decisive Union victory
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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_Greenbrier_River
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gptkbp:primary_source
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Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic victory for the Union
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Kanawha Valley
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuver
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