Battle of Orangeburg

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces advanced towards Columbia
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 100
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_William_J._Hardee
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_E._Potter
gptkbp:date February 12, 1865
gptkbp:defense Confederate defensive works
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Bentonville
gptkbp:historical_context part of Sherman's March to the Sea
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:government_records
after-action reports
historical analyses
oral histories
archival materials
newspaper articles
military strategy documents
letters from participants
diaries of soldiers
testimonies of survivors
battle maps
photographs of the battlefield
maps of troop movements
books on Civil War battles
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union superiority in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Orangeburg
gptkbp:impact displacement of local population
gptkbp:landscape swampy and wooded area
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in local history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Orangeburg,_South_Carolina
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms operations
gptkbp:outcome Union control of Orangeburg
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by Battle of Columbia
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Charleston
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Battle_of_Savannah
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the campaign to capture Columbia
gptkbp:strategic_importance disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Salkehatchie
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7