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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_James_H._Carleton
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces continued their advance into Georgia
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederate casualties approximately 800
Union casualties approximately 600
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gptkbp:combat_role
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gptkb:Fort_Mc_Pherson
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
hold Fort Mc Pherson
led by General Hood
led by General Sherman
to defend Atlanta
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gptkbp:conflict
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Union control of the area
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gptkbp:date
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October 1864
October 3, 1864
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Allatoona
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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strategic implications for the war
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gptkbp:historical_context
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during the American Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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battlefield maps
newspaper articles
letters from soldiers
official military records
soldier diaries
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Civil War battle
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Part of the Atlanta Campaign
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Battle of Fort Mc Pherson
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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in Civil War history
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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infantry and artillery units
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future military tactics
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Fort_Mc_Pherson,_Georgia
near Atlanta, Georgia
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:military_siege
ground combat
siege warfare
defensive battle
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
in the Western Theater
important event in 1864
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union forces secured the fort
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:historical_figure
military reports
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic victory for the Union
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of supply lines
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gptkbp:student_organizations
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capture Fort Mc Pherson
to cut off Confederate supply routes
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gptkbp:tactics
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defensive positions
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