Battle of Fort Anderson (First)

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Detailed accounts of the engagement
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces advanced towards Wilmington
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 1,000
Approximately 500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commanding_officer_confederacy gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkbp:commanding_officer_union gptkb:Brigadier_General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials and historical markers
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced local history and heritage
gptkbp:date February 1865
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:end_date February 20, 1865
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Fort_Anderson
Earthworks and artillery
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Carolinas Campaign
gptkbp:historical_records Documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to the fall of Wilmington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Anderson (First)
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military engagements
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:military_outcome Union victory solidified control in the region
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade of Southern ports
Defend key coastal positions
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkbp:notable_figures_confederacy gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:outcome Union control of Fort Anderson
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career Shifted momentum towards Union forces
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:primary_source Historical analyses and books
Letters and diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Cape Fear River
gptkbp:start_date February 18, 1865
gptkbp:strategic_goal_confederacy Maintain control of the Cape Fear River
gptkbp:strategic_goals Capture key Confederate positions
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics_used_confederacy Defensive fortifications
gptkbp:tactics_used_union Naval bombardment
gptkbp:troop_strength_confederacy Approximately 3,000
gptkbp:troop_strength_union Approximately 8,000
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold and rainy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:North_Carolina_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7