Battle of Fort Caswell

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart_Sr.
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
gptkbp:alliance approximately 5,000
gptkbp:casualties approximately 100
approximately 200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_M._Brannan
gptkbp:community_engagement community discussions
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:constructed_in 1861
gptkbp:coordinates 33.9733° N, 78.0222° W
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local history studies
gptkbp:date 1865
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Fort_Caswell
gptkbp:end_date February 1865
gptkbp:engagements land and naval battle
gptkbp:historical_analysis scholarly articles
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_documentation battle reports
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:historical_impact increased Union presence in the South
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union naval power
part of the Civil War narrative
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Caswell
gptkbp:is_a_resource_for history textbooks
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
local community events
gptkbp:launch_date February 1865
gptkbp:legacy part of the larger conflict of the Civil War
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:material gptkb:archive
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
approximately 3,000
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
training for future conflicts
gptkbp:military_technology rifled artillery
gptkbp:notable_allies Union and local militias
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:objective blockade running
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Cape_Fear_Campaign
gptkbp:primary_source letters and diaries
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Fall_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Cape Fear River
gptkbp:tactics artillery bombardment
gptkbp:term_end unconditional surrender
gptkbp:year 1865