Battle of Nashville

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union occupation of Nashville
Union control of Tennessee
gptkbp:casualties Union: 3,061
Confederate: 4,500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:National_Park_Service
Annual reenactments
Battlefield parks
gptkbp:coordinates 36.1627° N, 86.7816° W
gptkbp:cultural_impact Memorial services
Reenactments
Historical societies
Documentaries and films
Films and documentaries
Memorials and monuments
Songs and literature
Books and literature
Inspired songs and poems
Influenced Civil War literature
gptkbp:date December 15-16, 1864
December 15–16, 1864
gptkbp:duration 2 days
gptkbp:famous_landmark gptkb:Union_Monument
gptkb:Confederate_Memorial
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakely
End of the Civil War
gptkbp:fought_against December 15 and 16, 1864
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a decisive battle
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign
gptkbp:historical_debate Public perception of the battle
Casualty rates and their implications
Effectiveness of Union leadership
Impact on the Civil War's outcome
Long-term effects on Southern morale
Role of terrain in battle strategy
Tactics employed by Hood
Union's military strategy post-battle
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:James_B._Steedman
gptkb:Edward_A._Wild
gptkb:William_B._Franklin_Jr.
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:A._P._Stewart
gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:Benjamin_F._Cheatham
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Carter_L._Stevenson
gptkb:Hugh_Judson_Kilpatrick
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Brown
gptkb:David_S._Stanley
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:Albert_Sidney_Johnston
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Leonidas_Polk
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:Robert_B._Vance
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Thomas_J._Wood
gptkb:Alfred_H._Terry
gptkb:Patrick_Cleburne
gptkb:John_M._Schofield
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:William_B._Franklin_Jr.
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:Benjamin_F._Cheatham
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
gptkbp:historical_impact Influenced post-war Reconstruction
Led to the end of major Confederate operations in the West
Led to the fall of the Confederacy in the West
gptkbp:historical_records Photographs
Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
Official military reports
Letters from soldiers
Military maps
Maps of troop movements
Photographs of the battle
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Western Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Nashville
gptkbp:legacy Educational programs
Influence on military tactics
Symbol of Union strength
Historical tourism in Nashville
Memorials in Nashville
Preserved Union control in the South
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville_Memorial
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive positions
Counteroffensive operations
Defensive positions by Confederates
Offensive assaults by Union forces
Offensive assault by Union forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Murfreesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
gptkb:General_Hood
General Thomas
gptkbp:outcome Collapse of Confederate defenses
Destruction of Confederate Army of Tennessee
End of major Confederate operations in Tennessee
Destruction of Confederate forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career Accelerated Confederate defeat
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkbp:primary_source Official reports
Newspaper articles
Letters from soldiers
Military maps
Soldier diaries
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Allatoona_Pass
gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Hope_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Murfreesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Vaught's_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin's_Charge
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesboro
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkb:Siege_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive defeat for the Confederacy
Decisive defeat for the Confederate Army
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of Nashville
gptkbp:strength Union: 55,000
Confederate: 38,000
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuver by Union forces
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assaults
gptkbp:weather_conditions Cold and rainy
gptkbp:year_created 1864
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3