Battle of Poplar Grove Church

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Reams_Station
gptkbp:aftermath continued Union control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Confederate casualties approximately 1,500
Union casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_William_Mahone
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_G._Parke
gptkbp:community_events local commemorative events
gptkbp:conflict Union forces maintained their positions
gptkbp:conservation_efforts ongoing efforts to maintain battlefields
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local historical societies
gptkbp:date September 30, 1864
gptkbp:education taught in Civil War history courses
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:historical_context varied perspectives on the battle's significance
part of the larger Petersburg Campaign
gptkbp:historical_event documented in military archives
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union strength in Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Poplar Grove Church
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
held annually by historical groups
gptkbp:landmark erected in memory of soldiers
gptkbp:landscape wooded area
gptkbp:legacy part of Civil War heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Division_of_the_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:IX_Corps
gptkbp:military_strategy attrition warfare
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Globe_Tavern
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Peebles'_Farm
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses and books
letters and diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:publishes featured in Civil War journals
gptkbp:research_interest studied by historians and military scholars
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:retirement_year increased pressure on Confederate forces
gptkbp:significance part of the Siege of Petersburg
gptkbp:strategic_importance disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:tourist_attraction attracts visitors to historical sites
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:year_created September 30, 1864