Battle of Hatteras Inlet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Royal
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Union naval presence
Confederate retreat from the area
Union occupation of Hatteras Island
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1 killed, 5 wounded
Confederate: 20 killed, 100 captured
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_B._Magruder
gptkbp:conflict Secured Union control of the North Carolina coast
gptkbp:date August 28, 1861
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Clark
gptkb:Fort_Hatteras
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Roanoke_Island
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Union blockade strategy
gptkbp:historical_impact Demonstrated effectiveness of naval power
Influenced future naval engagements
gptkbp:historical_significance Opened the way for further Union operations in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Hatteras Inlet
gptkbp:intelligence Union reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:legacy Considered a turning point in coastal operations
Paved the way for future Union victories in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Hatteras_Inlet,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines established by the Union
gptkbp:media_coverage Limited coverage in Southern newspapers
Reported in Northern newspapers
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Commodore_Silas_H._Stringham
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Foster
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Hatteras
gptkbp:public_perception Boosted Northern morale
Diminished Southern confidence
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Macon
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Bern
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance First major Union victory in North Carolina
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Hatteras Inlet
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment