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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union occupation of Newton
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
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gptkbp:conflict
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Union strategic advantage
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired local folklore
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gptkbp:date
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July 4, 1863
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Meridian
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied in military academies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War battles in the South
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated Union strength in the region
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Newton
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gptkbp:intelligence
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scouting reports
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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approximately 10,000 Union troops
approximately 8,000 Confederate troops
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:memorial
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gptkbp:landmark
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erected in memory of soldiers
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gptkbp:landscape
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wooded and hilly
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gptkbp:legacy
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part of local history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Newton,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:logistics
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supply lines secured by Union
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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combined arms operations
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
reorganization of troops
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gptkbp:outcome
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disruption of Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:historical_figure
letters from soldiers
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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increased Union control in Mississippi
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gptkbp:significance
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part of the Vicksburg Campaign
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of railroads
capture of Newton
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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hot and humid
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Metacom
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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