Battle of Fayetteville

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_occupation_of_Fayetteville
gptkbp:casualties Union: 200
Confederate:_300
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials_in_Fayetteville
gptkbp:climate Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_M._Thayer
gptkb:Major_General_Sterling_Price
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influenced local history narratives
gptkbp:date April 1863
April 18, 1863
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Little Rock
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied for military tactics
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Trans-Mississippi_Theater
gptkbp:historicalImpact Influenced_subsequent_battles_in_Arkansas
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Demonstrated_Union_strength_in_the_region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fayetteville
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_narrative_of_the_Civil_War_in_Arkansas
gptkbp:localEconomy Boosted_Union_morale_in_the_area
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fayetteville,_Arkansas
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:1st_Iowa_Cavalry
Defensive positions
Union forces secured the area.
1st Arkansas Cavalry
2nd Arkansas Infantry
3rd Missouri Cavalry
Confederate:_Major_General_Sterling_Price
Union:_Brigadier_General_John_M._Thayer
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Colonel_John_A._McClernand
gptkb:Colonel_William_F._Lynch
gptkbp:outcome Union_forces_maintained_control_of_Fayetteville
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Pea Ridge
gptkbp:primaryMission Historical accounts and analyses
Letters and diaries from soldiers
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Prairie Grove
Battle of Helena
Battle of Fort Smith
Battle of Little Rock
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Union_forces
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of supply lines
Control_of_the_Ozarks
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers