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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Strengthened Union defenses in the area.
Strengthened Union defenses in Washington.
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederacy: 500
Union: 900
Confederate: 500
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_Alexander_Mc_Cook
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gptkbp:date
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July 11-12, 1864
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gptkbp:duration
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2 days
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Foote
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864
Part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864.
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:David_Hunter
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:Robert_Anderson
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:Philip_Kearny
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Albert_Sidney_Johnston
gptkb:George_Crook
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart
gptkb:John_C._Frémont
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:Daniel_Harvey_Hill_Jr.
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Leonidas_Polk
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Henry_Halleck_Jr.
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Alexander_Mc_Cook
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:William_F._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:William_Rosecrans
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
gptkb:Jubal_Early
Robert Ransom.
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Demonstrated the vulnerability of Washington, D. C.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Fort Stevens
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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Union: 10,000
Confederate: 20,000
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_the_Valley
gptkb:Fort_Stevens_garrison
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
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gptkbp:notable_event
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President Abraham Lincoln visited the fort.
President Abraham Lincoln visited the fort during the battle.
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gptkbp:outcome
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Prevented Confederate advance on Washington, D. C.
Prevented the capture of Washington, D. C.
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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_Monocacy
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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First time a sitting U. S. president came under fire
First battle to occur within the city limits of Washington, D. C.
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Defended Washington, D. C.
Defended the capital from Confederate attack.
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gptkbp:tactics
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Trench warfare
Defensive fortifications
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