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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union control of Louisiana
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gptkbp:casualties
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Confederate casualties approximately 1,500
Union casualties approximately 4,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Franklin_Gardner
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
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gptkbp:conflict
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Union gained control of the Mississippi River
Confederate forces surrendered
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gptkbp:date
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July 9, 1863
May 21, 1863
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gptkbp:event_type
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Capture_of_Port_Hudson
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War era
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Opened the way for Union forces to advance further into the South
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Port Hudson
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Port_Hudson,_Louisiana
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Orleans
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Hudson
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
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gptkbp:occurs_in
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1863
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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_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Longest siege in American history at the time
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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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gptkb:military_siege
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