Statements (138)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
gptkb:Union_blockade_of_Savannah
Union forces captured Savannah Union control of the Savannah River |
| gptkbp:attacker_strength |
Approximately 5,000 Union soldiers
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: 100
Confederacy: 500 Confederacy: 200 Union casualties were approximately 100 Confederate casualties were approximately 500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union |
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
Civil War memorials
|
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Historical markers
Civil War reenactments Various historical markers exist |
| gptkbp:confederate_forces_strength |
approximately 1,500
|
| gptkbp:confederate_general |
gptkb:Robert_H._Anderson
|
| gptkbp:confederate_strategy |
Defend coastal positions
|
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Influenced literature and art
Inspires literature and films |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Referenced in historical novels
Featured in Civil War documentaries |
| gptkbp:date |
1863
1865 March 3, 1863 March 1863 December 13, 1864 |
| gptkbp:defender_strength |
Approximately 300 Confederate soldiers
|
| gptkbp:defense_mechanism |
Artillery emplacements
earthen fortifications Earthworks and artillery Armed with heavy artillery |
| gptkbp:depicted_in |
Historical documentaries
|
| gptkbp:duration |
December 13, 1864
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| gptkbp:educational_programs |
Programs about Civil War history
|
| gptkbp:engagement |
Land battle
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister_(1864)
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Anderson |
| gptkbp:fortifications |
gptkb:Fort_Mc_Allister
Coastal fortification Earthen fort coastal fort Built in 1861 Fort Mc Allister was a Confederate fort |
| gptkbp:fought_against |
December 1864
March 1863 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Studied in military history courses
Examined in military studies |
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Part of Sherman's March to the Sea
Part of the Union's strategy to capture Southern ports Part of the larger campaign against the Confederacy Part of the Savannah Campaign |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
Civil War records
|
| gptkbp:historical_event |
gptkb:Siege_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
Contributed to the fall of Savannah |
| gptkbp:historical_figures |
gptkb:John_W._Turner
gptkb:Robert_H._Anderson gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced future military engagements
Influenced future military engagements in the region |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
American Civil War era
|
| gptkbp:historical_records |
Documented in military archives
|
| gptkbp:historical_research |
Ongoing scholarly interest
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Demonstrated effectiveness of combined arms operations
Demonstrated effectiveness of naval bombardment |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Fort Mc Allister
|
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Previous battles in the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:is_significant_for |
Union naval operations
|
| gptkbp:is_studied_in |
Military history courses
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
Union forces launched a major assault
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Symbol of Union naval power
Example of effective siege warfare Remembered as a significant Civil War battle |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Mc_Allister,_Georgia
|
| gptkbp:military_branch |
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army |
| gptkbp:military_engagement |
Coastal defense
|
| gptkbp:military_leadership |
Led by General Sherman
Led by General Smith |
| gptkbp:military_lessons |
Importance of naval support in land battles
|
| gptkbp:military_outcome |
Union forces established dominance in the region.
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
Blockade running
Blockade and siege tactics |
| gptkbp:military_technology |
artillery bombardment
ironclad warships |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter |
| gptkbp:notable_commanders |
gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:notable_ships |
gptkb:Union_Navy
Union Navy provided support |
| gptkbp:objective |
To capture the fort and secure the area
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union forces gained control of the fort
Union control of the fort Capture of Fort Mc Allister by Union forces |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister_(1862)
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner |
| gptkbp:preservation_efforts |
Protected as a historical site
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
gptkb:Historical_accounts
Military reports Confederate military reports Official records of the Union Army |
| gptkbp:related_to |
Union strategy in the South
|
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic victory for the Union
Strategic control of the Ogeechee River Secured Union supply lines to Savannah |
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
Union success
Union control of coastal Georgia Cut off Confederate supply routes |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of supply lines
Control of the Ogeechee River Secured supply lines for Union forces |
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
gptkb:naval_bombardment
land assault |
| gptkbp:tourism |
Site of historical tours
|
| gptkbp:type |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
Land battle |
| gptkbp:union_forces_strength |
approximately 10,000
|
| gptkbp:union_general |
gptkb:John_W._Turner
|
| gptkbp:union_strategy |
Blockade running
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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