Battle of Jonesborough

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:after_action_report Confederate defeat report
Union victory report
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Georgia
gptkbp:casualties approximately 3,000
Confederate: 1,500
Union: 3,100
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:Major_General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
Civil War memorials
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
Influenced literature and film
inspired art and music
inspired documentaries
inspired educational programs
inspired community events
inspired academic conferences
inspired historical fiction
inspired reenactments
inspired museum exhibits
inspired historical societies
inspired public memorials
gptkbp:date 1864-09-01
September 1-2, 1864
1864-09-02
August 31 – September 1, 1864
gptkbp:duration 2 days
gptkbp:engagement Land battle
land battle
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Lovejoy's_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Allatoona
gptkbp:historical_analysis Leadership effectiveness
Logistics and supply issues
Impact on Southern morale
Military historians' studies
Civil War documentaries
Civilian impact during the battle
Military strategy evaluations
Post-battle recovery efforts
Long-term effects on the war
Role in the overall war effort
Casualty comparisons with other battles
Comparative analysis with other Civil War battles
Impact on Northern strategy
Terrain advantages and disadvantages
Troop morale and discipline
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Atlanta Campaign
Civil War battles in Georgia
gptkbp:historical_event Civil War battle
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a turning point in the Civil War
Part of Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Jonesborough
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 60,000 Union troops
approximately 40,000 Confederate troops
gptkbp:key_event Confederate retreat
Union forces attacked Confederate positions
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military tactics
Influenced future military tactics
gptkbp:location gptkb:Jonesborough,_Georgia
gptkbp:military_outcome Union strategic advantage
gptkbp:military_strategy siege tactics
Offensive operations
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough_(1864)
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkbp:outcome Disruption of Confederate supply lines
Union forces captured the town
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:primary_source newspaper articles
Newspaper articles
military reports
Battlefield maps
diaries of soldiers
Official military reports
Soldier diaries
Photographs of the battlefield
gptkbp:research_interest Civil War historians
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Led to the fall of Atlanta
contributed to the fall of Atlanta
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of railroads
disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:strategy Flanking maneuver
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
Flanking and entrenchment
gptkbp:terrain Hilly and wooded
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4