Battle of Honey Springs

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
Union control of Indian Territory
gptkbp:benefits Union forces had superior numbers
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,200
Confederacy: 1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_Steele
gptkb:James_G._Blunt
gptkbp:conflict Union victory solidified control
gptkbp:conservation_efforts ongoing to protect the site
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date July 17, 1863
gptkbp:educational_programs focused on Civil War history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gibson
gptkbp:fought_in July 1863
Union forces and Confederate forces
gptkbp:has_ability Union: 5,000
Confederacy: 3,000
gptkbp:historical_analysis continues to be a subject of study
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
Civil War battles in the West
gptkbp:historical_figure varied perspectives on the battle
gptkbp:historical_significance impact on Native American involvement in the war
first major battle involving African American soldiers in the West
marked a turning point in the region's control.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Honey Springs
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
held annually
gptkbp:is_engaged_in skirmishes prior to the main battle
gptkbp:landscape wooded and hilly
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war policies in the region
gptkbp:located_in important for supply routes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Oklahoma_Territory
Honey Springs, Oklahoma
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms operations
gptkbp:notable_event first major battle in Indian Territory
gptkbp:notable_figures Black soldiers in the Union Army
Native American troops
gptkbp:outcome boosted Union morale
Union victory led to increased recruitment of African American soldiers.
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Theater
gptkbp:participants Confederate troops from Texas
Union troops from Kansas
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cabin_Creek
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses and books
letters and diaries from soldiers
gptkbp:related_event Civil War battles in the Indian Territory
gptkbp:reports_to Union had better intelligence
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:retirement_year shifted control in the region
gptkbp:significance largest battle in Indian Territory
largest battle in Indian Territory during the Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance supply lines
control of the Indian Territory
gptkbp:supply_chain Union had better supply lines
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions hot and dry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_1st_Cherokee_Mounted_Rifles
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Cabin_Creek
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5