Battle of James Island

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased Union naval presence
Continued Confederate resistance in the region
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,000
Confederate: 800
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:General_Henry_W._Halleck
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials and historical markers
gptkbp:date June 1862
gptkbp:depicted_in gptkb:Documentaries
Books on Civil War battles
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Union's strategy to capture Southern ports
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the larger campaign for control of Charleston
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of James Island
gptkbp:involved gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkb:African_American_troops
Infantry units
Artillery units
Cavalry units
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military engagements in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:James_Island,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:outcome Boosted Union morale
Setback for Confederate defenses
Union forces secured a foothold on James Island
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Secessionville
gptkbp:primary_source Official reports
Newspaper articles
Soldier diaries
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Battle_of_Morris_Island
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
gptkbp:research Studied by historians of the Civil War
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of Charleston Harbor
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
Influence on naval operations
Impact on troop movements
Significance in the broader context of the war
gptkbp:strategy Defensive operations by Confederates
Offensive operations by Union forces
gptkbp:tactics Use of artillery by both sides
Skirmishes and ambushes
gptkbp:terrain Marshy and wooded areas
gptkbp:weather_conditions Hot and humid conditions
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4