Battle of Monett's Ferry

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_continued_operations_in_Louisiana.
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties estimated at 200
Confederate_casualties_estimated_at_300
gptkbp:celebrates Not widely commemorated.
gptkbp:climate Hot and humid summer day.
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_G._Walker
Colonel_Joseph_A._Mower
gptkbp:culturalImpact Limited cultural impact.
gptkbp:date July 4, 1864
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Yellow Bayou
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed_for_its_impact_on_the_Red_River_Campaign.
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_Red_River_Campaign
gptkbp:historicalFigures Colonel_Joseph_A._Mower.
General_John_G._Walker.
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Contributed_to_the_eventual_Union_victory_in_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented in Civil War archives.
Included in military history texts.
Referenced in Civil War journals.
Chronicled_in_local_Louisiana_history.
Demonstrated_Union_strength_in_the_region.
Featured_in_Civil_War_documentaries.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Monett's Ferry
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor Evaluated for tactical lessons learned.
gptkbp:landscape Swampy_and_wooded_area.
gptkbp:legacy Part_of_the_larger_narrative_of_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:location Monett's_Ferry,_Louisiana
gptkbp:militaryRank 1st Louisiana Native Guard
3rd Texas Cavalry
4th Louisiana Cavalry
Focus on controlling supply lines.
13th_Illinois_Cavalry
Engagement_to_disrupt_Confederate_movements.
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Mansfield
Battle of Natchitoches
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control of the area.
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
gptkbp:primaryMission Confederate_soldier_accounts.
Official_reports_from_Union_commanders.
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic_victory_for_Union_forces
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Red_River
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers by Union forces.
Defensive_positions_by_Confederate_forces.