Battle of Mobile

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Muscogee_(Creek)_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
gptkbp:aftermath End of Confederate naval operations in the Gulf
Union control of Mobile Bay
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 1,500
Confederate casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkbp:community_impact Boosted Northern morale
Strengthened Union control in the South
gptkbp:conflict Capture of Confederate ships
Destruction of Confederate defenses
gptkbp:cultural_impact Memorials and reenactments
Commemoration in local history
Influence on Civil War literature
gptkbp:date March 27, 1865
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakely
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Union's campaign to capture the Gulf Coast
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the effectiveness of naval power
Contributed to the overall Union victory in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Mobile
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Educational programs about the Civil War
Battle of Mobile Bay Festival
Civil War reenactments in Alabama
Historical markers in Mobile
Museums in Mobile
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Blockade_of_Mobile_Bay
Siege tactics
Combined land and naval assault
Use of ironclad warships
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:USS_Hartford
gptkb:CSS_Selma
gptkb:CSS_Tennessee
gptkb:USS_Brooklyn
gptkbp:outcome Capture of Mobile
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakely
gptkb:Siege_of_Mobile
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Last major naval battle of the Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Mobile Bay