Battle of Palmetto Ranch

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces surrendered in Texas
gptkbp:battle Confederate retreat
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Theater
gptkbp:casualties Union: 0
Confederate: 2
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Joseph_J._Reynolds
gptkb:John_S._Ford
gptkbp:commander_of_confederate_forces gptkb:John_S._Ford
gptkbp:commander_of_union_forces gptkb:Joseph_J._Reynolds
gptkbp:commemorated_by Historical markers
gptkbp:commemoration Memorial services
Reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influence on local history
Symbol of Southern resistance
gptkbp:date May 13, 1865
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by End of the Civil War
gptkbp:fought_against April 1865 and May 1865
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a minor engagement
gptkbp:historical_context Post-surrender Confederate resistance
gptkbp:historical_documentation gptkb:Archives
Local historical societies
Civil War records
Military history journals
State archives of Texas
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Controversial among historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated the persistence of Confederate forces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Palmetto Ranch
gptkbp:influenced_by Political climate of the time
Military leadership decisions
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Texas_cavalry
gptkb:Union_infantry
gptkbp:legacy Part of Civil War history
Part of Texas history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Palmetto_Ranch,_Texas
gptkbp:location_type gptkb:animals
gptkbp:military_strategy Defensive positions
Use of terrain
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Palmito_Ranch
gptkbp:notable_event Last land battle of the Civil War
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Joseph_J._Reynolds
gptkb:John_S._Ford
gptkbp:outcome Confederate morale boost
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Blakely
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Documentaries
Military reports
Historical books
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance Last battle of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of South Texas
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Artillery support
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4