Battle of Lookout Valley

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces secured Chattanooga
increased Union control in the South
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 300
Confederate casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Patrick_Cleburne
gptkb:Major_General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkbp:community_engagement attracts historians and tourists
gptkbp:conflict Union secured key positions
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date November 24, 1863
gptkbp:education taught in Civil War history courses
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkbp:fought_in November 23-25, 1863
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a turning point in the campaign
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Western Theater of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_event documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance boosted Union morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Lookout Valley
gptkbp:intelligence Union had superior reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Army_of_Tennessee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical markers present
various monuments erected
held annually by historical societies
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:landscape hilly and wooded
gptkbp:legacy part of American military heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lookout_Valley,_Tennessee
gptkbp:logistics supply lines secured by Union
gptkbp:military_strategy concentration of forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Wauhatchie
gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkbp:outcome Union forces gained a tactical advantage
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses and books
letters and diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Chattanooga Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of Lookout Mountain
disrupt Confederate supply routes
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions foggy and rainy