Battle of Fort Fisher (Seventh)
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:North_Carolina_Campaign
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Significant blow to Confederate supply lines
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| gptkbp:casualties |
High casualties on both sides
Union: 1,000 Confederate: 1,500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States |
| gptkbp:command_structure |
Union Army and Navy coordination
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Admiral_David_Porter
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry Leadership of Admiral Porter and General Terry |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Union victory led to further advances
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced Civil War narratives
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| gptkbp:date |
January 13, 1865
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| gptkbp:defense |
gptkb:Confederate_troops
gptkb:Confederate_forces |
| gptkbp:defense_mechanism |
gptkb:Fort_Fisher
Earthworks |
| gptkbp:duration |
January 13-15, 1865
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| gptkbp:enemy |
Union troops
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| gptkbp:fought_in |
January 13-15, 1865
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| gptkbp:has_ability |
Preserved as a historical site
Union reinforcements arrived Harsh weather conditions during the battle |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Considered a turning point in the war
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of the Union blockade strategy
Final stages of the Civil War |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Extensively documented in military history books
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
Documented in military archives
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Accelerated the end of the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Last major Confederate stronghold on the Atlantic coast
Marked the decline of Confederate resistance in the South |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Fort Fisher (Seventh)
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| gptkbp:intelligence |
Confederate defenses were underestimated
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| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Remembered in Civil War history
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of Union naval power
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Fisher,_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:logistics |
Heavy artillery bombardment
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| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:battle |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Amphibious assault
Use of naval bombardment |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Use of rifled artillery
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| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:Union_Navy
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| gptkbp:outcome |
Union control of the Cape Fear River
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:First_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Opened the way for Union forces to capture Wilmington
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
gptkb:Capture_of_Wilmington
Union dominance in the region Control of supply routes Union forces breached the fortifications |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:Fall_of_Fort_Fisher
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| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:military_siege
Combined land and naval assault |