Battle of Fort Mc Allister II

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart_Jr.
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Union naval operations in the region
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties were approximately 100
Confederate casualties were approximately 200
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_Quincy_A._Gillmore
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_H._Olmstead
gptkbp:date February 1864
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Artillery emplacements
Earthen fort
Fort Mc Allister was a Confederate fortification
gptkbp:duration 2 days
gptkbp:event_type gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister_III
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a turning point in the campaign
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Union's strategy to capture Savannah
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_C._Frémont
gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:Colonel_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_Henry_W._Halleck
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Quincy_A._Gillmore
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Colonel_Charles_H._Olmstead
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_William_Rosecrans
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:General_William_Hardee
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated effectiveness of naval bombardment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Mc Allister II
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military fortifications
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Mc_Allister,_Georgia
gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:notable_ships Union Navy provided naval bombardment
gptkbp:outcome Union forces captured the fort
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Coastal_Georgia_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Fort Mc Allister I
gptkbp:primary_source Official records
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of the Ogeechee River
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics Siege tactics used by Union forces