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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces advanced towards Richmond
led to the surrender of Lee's army
led to the fall of Petersburg
contributed to the surrender of Lee
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union: 1,000
Union: 2,000
Confederate: 3,000
Confederate: 2,500
Union: 2,500
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
approximately 12,000
approximately 30,000
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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gptkb:historical_markers
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gptkbp:commemoration
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gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:historical_markers
gptkb:educational_programs
held annually
reenactments
books and publications
reenactments held annually
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gptkbp:communication
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use of signal corps
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gptkbp:confederate_army_division
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gptkb:Third_Corps
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired local folklore
inspired films and documentaries
influenced Civil War memory
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gptkbp:date
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April 1, 1865
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gptkbp:depicted_in
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gptkb:historical_texts
gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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taught in schools
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gptkbp:engagement
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began at 4 PM
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Surrender_at_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fall_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
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gptkbp:fought_against
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April 1, 1865
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gptkbp:has_ability
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part of a national park
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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analyzed for its tactical innovations
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gptkbp:historical_context
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final months of the Civil War
part of the Appomattox Campaign
last major battle before the fall of Richmond
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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accelerated the end of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_research
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ongoing studies
subject of numerous books and articles
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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marked the beginning of the end for the Confederacy
pivotal in the Appomattox Campaign
led to the fall of Petersburg
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Five Forks
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Union reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:legacy
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commemorated in various historical sites
commemorated in Civil War history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia
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gptkbp:logistics
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Union supply superiority
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gptkbp:military_lessons
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importance of reconnaissance
value of surprise attacks
significance of logistics in warfare
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gptkbp:military_outcome
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decisive Union victory
decisive victory for the Union
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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combined arms operations
combined arms approach
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:Infantry_Corps
gptkb:Cavalry
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_Grant
gptkb:General_Lee
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
gptkb:General_Meade
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union forces broke the Confederate line
Union forces captured the battlefield
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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_White_Oak_Road
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gptkbp:primary_source
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battlefield maps
eyewitness accounts
official reports
newspaper articles
diaries of participants
military reports
letters from soldiers
letters and diaries of soldiers
historical accounts and analyses
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
Union victory secured the South Side Railroad
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gptkbp:significance
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decisive battle
pivotal battle
pivotal battle in the Appomattox Campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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cut off Lee's retreat routes
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of supply routes
cut off Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuver
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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flanking maneuver
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gptkbp:terrain
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wooded and hilly
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gptkbp:tourism
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site of historical tours
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gptkbp:union_army_division
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gptkb:Fifth_Corps
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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rainy and muddy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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