Battle of Salkehatchie

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 300
Union: 200
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_P._Hatch
gptkb:General_Joseph_B._Kershaw
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
subject of documentaries
depicted in films
discussed in academic papers
featured in history books
gptkbp:date February 3, 1865
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Orangeburg
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger campaign in the Carolinas
gptkbp:historical_period February 1865
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union dominance in the region
gptkbp:historical_source battlefield maps
eyewitness accounts
newspaper articles
military records
letters from soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Salkehatchie
gptkbp:intelligence Union reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved_forces approximately 3,000 Confederate troops
approximately 5,000 Union troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in gptkb:memorial
gptkb:museum
reenactments
battlefield parks
gptkbp:is_engaged_in land battle
gptkbp:landscape swampy area
gptkbp:legacy commemorated in local history
gptkbp:location gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics supply issues for Confederate forces
gptkbp:military_strategy total war
gptkbp:notable_event skirmishes with Confederate cavalry
gptkbp:outcome Union forces advanced further into South Carolina
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Rivers_Bridge
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of Sherman's March to the Sea
gptkbp:strategic_importance disrupt Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yamasee_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6