Battle of Jonesboro

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces advanced to Atlanta
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
Union: 3,000
Confederate: 1,500
gptkbp:combat_history Study of tactics and strategies
gptkbp:combat_role Hilly terrain
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:Major_General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
Around 15,000
Around 20,000
gptkbp:commemoration Historical markers
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date August 31, 1864
September 1, 1864
gptkbp:defense Confederate trenches
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lovejoy's_Station
gptkbp:has_ability Preserved as a historic site
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in Georgia
gptkbp:historical_debate Effectiveness of tactics used
gptkbp:historical_documentation Maps and reports
gptkbp:historical_impact Accelerated the end of the war
gptkbp:historical_records Remembered in local history
gptkbp:historical_significance Key battle in the Atlanta Campaign
Turning point in the Atlanta Campaign
gptkbp:historical_source gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Jonesboro
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jonesboro,_Georgia
gptkbp:military_engagement Land battle
gptkbp:military_leadership Leadership of Sherman and Hood
gptkbp:military_outcome Union control of railroads
gptkbp:military_rank gptkb:Major_General
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
gptkbp:outcome Decisive Union victory
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:primary_source Historical analyses
Soldier diaries
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Led to the fall of Atlanta
gptkbp:strategic_goals gptkb:Capture_Atlanta
Union dominance in the region
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuver
gptkbp:terrain Wooded area
gptkbp:weather_conditions Hot and dry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4