Battle of Fort Morgan III

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart_Jr.
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 300
Approximately 600
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Richard_L._Page
gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkbp:conflict Union victory leads to further advances in Alabama
gptkbp:constructed_in 1834
1946
gptkbp:date August 2, 1864
gptkbp:defense_mechanism Coastal fort
gptkbp:duration 3 days
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Spanish_Fort
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the larger campaign against the Confederacy
gptkbp:historical_documentation Military records
After-action reports
Military correspondence
Newspaper articles of the time
Official reports of the battle
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_Richard_L._Page
gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkbp:historical_significance Opened Mobile Bay to Union forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Fort Morgan III
gptkbp:involved_forces Union Army and Navy
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Union naval power
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Morgan,_Alabama
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Union_Army_of_the_Gulf
gptkb:CSS_Morgan
gptkb:USS_Hartford
gptkb:CSS_Selma
gptkb:CSS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Brooklyn
Confederate forces of Mobile
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:battle
gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gaines
gptkbp:notable_event Surrender of Fort Morgan
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Gulf of Mexico shipping lanes
gptkbp:tactics Naval blockade