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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:casualtiesUnion
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~2,691
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
Union
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:Gideon_J._Pillow
gptkb:John_B._Floyd
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gptkbp:Confederate_strength
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~16,000
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gptkbp:ConfederateCasualties
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~13,846 (including prisoners)
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gptkbp:endDate
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1862-02-16
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Fort Donelson
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Fort_Donelson,_Tennessee,_United_States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Ulysses S. Grant earned nickname 'Unconditional Surrender' Grant
First major Union victory in the Western Theater
Surrender of Confederate forces
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
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gptkbp:result
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Union victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Opened the Cumberland River as an avenue for the invasion of the South
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gptkbp:startDate
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1862-02-11
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gptkbp:Union_strength
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~25,000
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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