Battle of Hampton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Union naval presence
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1, Confederate: 0
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_B._Magruder
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_A._Wool
gptkbp:commemorated_by Historical reenactments
Civil War memorials
gptkbp:cultural_impact Featured in documentaries
Studied in military academies
Inspired songs and poems
Influenced literature about the Civil War
Referenced in films about the Civil War
gptkbp:date June 25, 1861
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Roanoke_Island
gptkb:Battle_of_Sewell's_Point
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Bern
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the early stages of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced naval warfare tactics
Set the stage for future engagements
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated Union naval capabilities
Showed early Confederate weaknesses
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Hampton
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Union_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Virginia_State_Militia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hampton,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade running
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:outcome Union forces secured the area
Confederate retreat from the area
Union control of the Chesapeake Bay
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Bethel
gptkbp:primary_source Military records
Official reports
Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Diaries of participants
Letters from soldiers
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Yorktown
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Monroe
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance First battle in Virginia
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Hampton Roads
gptkbp:tactics_used Naval bombardment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hampton,_London,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5