Battle of Salem Church

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces retreated
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,600
Confederate: 1,200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander Confederate: General Robert E. Lee
Union: General John Sedgwick
gptkbp:commemoration reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in documentaries
depicted in literature
gptkbp:date May 3, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:historical_context part of the 1863 campaign in Virginia
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretations of tactics
impact on subsequent battles
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated the challenges of Union leadership
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Salem Church
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_A._P._Hill
gptkb:General_Edward_Johnson
gptkb:General_William_B._Franklin
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_John_G._Parke
gptkbp:legacy part of Civil War heritage
gptkbp:location gptkb:Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia
gptkbp:memorials various historical markers
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive strategy by Confederates
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkbp:outcome Confederate forces maintained control
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career delayed Union advances
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
official reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:result Confederate victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger campaign of the Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_importance defensive position for Confederates
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
entrenchments
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Fredericksburg_Battlefield
gptkb:the_Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5