Battle of Morris Island

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter_(Second)
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Morris Island
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 1,000
Union: 1,515
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Quincy_Adams_Gillmore
gptkb:William_B._Taliaferro
Gillmore and Taliaferro
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayal in literature and film
gptkbp:date July 18, 1863
July 10, 1863
gptkbp:defense gptkb:Confederate_forces
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:duration 8 days
gptkbp:event_type Military engagement
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:has_ability Confederacy: 1,500
Union: 10,000
gptkbp:historical_analysis Significant in the campaign for Charleston
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles for coastal cities
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced future military strategies
gptkbp:historical_significance Opened the way for the assault on Fort Wagner
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Morris Island
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Memorials and reenactments
gptkbp:location gptkb:Morris_Island,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines from the North
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:7th_New_Hampshire_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:3rd_Rhode_Island_Heavy_Artillery
gptkb:10th_Connecticut_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:1st_South_Carolina_Infantry_Regiment
gptkb:54th_Massachusetts_Infantry_Regiment
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
gptkbp:military_technology Rifled artillery
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Charleston
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:objective gptkb:Capture_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:outcome Union forces gained a foothold
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Wagner
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Historical_accounts
Official reports
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic control of Charleston Harbor
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the South Atlantic coast
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege
Artillery bombardment