Battle of New Market Heights

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased recruitment of African American soldiers
increased recruitment of African American troops
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:casualties Union: 3,000
Confederate: 1,500
Confederacy: 1,500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander Confederate: John B. Gordon
Union: Benjamin Butler
gptkbp:commemoration African American soldiers' contributions
gptkbp:cultural_impact Documentaries produced
Portrayed in literature
Art inspired by the battle
Films depicting the battle
Songs written about the battle
gptkbp:date September 29, 1864
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Siege of Petersburg
Part of the Siege of Petersburg
gptkbp:historical_debate Role of African American soldiers
Leadership decisions
Impact on Civil War outcome
Casualty rates analysis
Military tactics effectiveness
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:David_Hunter
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:John_A._Rawlins
gptkb:Frederick_Douglass
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:Richard_Ewell
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:W._E._B._Du_Bois
gptkb:Gideon_Pillow
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Albert_Sidney_Johnston
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Harriet_Tubman
gptkb:James_Ewell_Brown_Stuart
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Henry_W._Halleck
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Robert_Smalls
gptkb:Salmon_P._Chase
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:Martin_Delany
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:William_F._Smith
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:historical_impact shift in public perception of African American soldiers
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated effectiveness of Black troops
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of New Market Heights
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy Inspiration for future civil rights movements
influence on future military policies
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:New_Market_Heights_Memorial
gptkbp:military_leadership gptkb:Brigadier_General_Charles_J._Paine
gptkb:Colonel_Samuel_A._Duncan
gptkbp:military_strategy Assault on fortified positions
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:18th_Corps
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:General_Benjamin_Butler
gptkb:Colonel_Samuel_A._Duncan
gptkb:General_Edward_W._Hinks
gptkbp:outcome Union forces captured the Confederate defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:primary_source Newspaper articles
Military reports
letters from soldiers
battle reports
Soldier diaries
Photographs of the battlefield
Official War Records
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance increased recognition of African American soldiers
African American soldiers' bravery
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Richmond defenses
gptkbp:strategy assault on Confederate defenses
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain Wooded area
gptkbp:weather_conditions Rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Soldier
gptkb:Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4