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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces advanced towards Vicksburg
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederate: 800
Union: 1,500
total casualties: 2,300
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
approximately 8,000
approximately 23,000
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gptkbp:commemorated_by
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gptkb:historical_markers
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gptkbp:commemoration
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reenactments held annually
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gptkbp:confederate_forces_objective
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defend against Union advances
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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featured in documentaries
inspired literature and art
commemorated in local history
subject of historical reenactments
taught in military history courses
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gptkbp:date
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May 1, 1863
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gptkbp:defense
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Confederate forces on the bluffs
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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taught in schools as part of Civil War curriculum
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gptkbp:engagement
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land battle
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill
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gptkbp:fought_against
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May 1, 1863
May 1, 1863 and May 1, 1863
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gptkbp:has_ability
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part of the Port Gibson Historic District
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Vicksburg Campaign
Civil War battles in the Western Theater
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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battlefield maps
eyewitness accounts
official reports
military records
artifacts displayed in museums
letters and diaries
described in military records
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gptkbp:historical_event
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paved the way for further Union victories
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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influenced future military engagements
influenced the outcome of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_interpretation
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varied perspectives on the battle's significance
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gptkbp:historical_research
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subject of numerous studies
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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part of the Vicksburg Campaign
demonstrated Union strength in the region
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gptkbp:history
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preserve the memory of the battle
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Port Gibson
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gptkbp:legacy
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part of American Civil War history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Port_Gibson,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_engagement
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land battle
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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concentration of forces
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gptkbp:military_unit
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gptkb:13th_Corps
15th Corps
Confederate brigades
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
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gptkbp:notable_mission
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key to controlling the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:objective
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capture Confederate positions
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union control of the area
Union forces gained control of Port Gibson
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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_Raymond
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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opened the way for the Siege of Vicksburg
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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capture Vicksburg
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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flanking maneuvers
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gptkbp:terrain
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Bayou Pierre
hilly and wooded
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gptkbp:tourism
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attracts visitors interested in Civil War history
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gptkbp:union_forces_objective
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disrupt Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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rainy and muddy
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Biloxi_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Army_of_the_Mississippi
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Vicksburg_Campaign
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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