Battle of Petersburg

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Fall_of_Richmond
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:casualties approximately 70,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:National_Park_Service
Museums
Memorials
Reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in literature and film
gptkbp:date April 2, 1865
June 9, 1864
March 25, 1865
gptkbp:duration 9 months
gptkbp:fightingStyle Union_and_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Virginia
1864-1865
June 1864 and April 1865
Control_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War battles
gptkbp:historicalImpact Contributed to the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Influenced modern military tactics
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Civil War era
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Decisive_battle_in_the_Civil_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Petersburg
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:keyIssues Yes
gptkbp:location gptkb:Petersburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:locationType city
gptkbp:militaryRank Siege
Attrition warfare
Union_control_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:notableEvent Explosion_at_the_Crater
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:William_Mahone
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Siege warfare
gptkbp:strategicGoals Supply lines
Control of railroads
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:tactics Trench_warfare