Battle of Manassas Junction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted Confederate morale
Demonstrated the need for better training for Union troops
gptkbp:casualties 4,878
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Irvin_Mc_Dowell
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkbp:date July 21, 1861
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Second_Manassas
gptkbp:historical_context Preceded by tensions over slavery
Part of the larger conflict between North and South
gptkbp:historical_debate Interpretations of the battle's significance
Impact on Union strategy
Role of intelligence in the battle
Consequences for Confederate leadership
Effect on civilian morale
gptkbp:historical_impact Set the stage for future battles
Changed public perception of the war
Influenced political decisions in Washington
Led to increased enlistment in Confederate army
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of the war's brutality
Showed the war would not be a short conflict
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Manassas Junction
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Annual reenactments
Historical markers
Monuments in Virginia
gptkbp:landscape Rolling hills
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Manassas,_Virginia
gptkbp:media_coverage Covered by newspapers of the time
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:outcome Union retreat
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Northern Virginia
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Infantry charges
gptkbp:weather_conditions Hot summer day