Battle of Roanoke Island

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath gptkb:Union_occupation_of_Roanoke_Island
gptkbp:casualties Union: 658
Confederate:_1,000+
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials
Reenactments
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_Henry_A._Wise
gptkbp:culturalImpact Portrayed in films
Referenced in literature
gptkbp:date February 7-8, 1862
gptkbp:dateOfDeath February 1862
gptkbp:engagements Land and naval battle
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of New Bern
gptkbp:geographicalFeature Strategic location for controlling waterways
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined_in_Civil_War_studies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_strategy_to_blockade_Southern_ports
gptkbp:historicalImpact Boosted_Union_morale
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Lessons learned for future conflicts
Role of local support
Effectiveness of Union naval power
Significance of amphibious operations
Impact_on_Confederate_morale
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First major Union victory in North Carolina
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Roanoke Island
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military strategies
Part of American Civil War heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Roanoke_Island,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Henry_A._Wise
gptkb:Union_control_of_Roanoke_Island
gptkb:Burnside's_North_Carolina_Expedition
gptkbp:navalFleet gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:outcome Capture_of_Confederate_fortifications
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Fort Henry
gptkbp:primaryMission Documentaries
Official reports
Historical books
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Secured_Union_control_of_North_Carolina's_coast
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederacy
gptkb:Confederate_defenses_on_Roanoke_Island
Union
gptkbp:tactics Amphibious assault
Naval bombardment