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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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destruction of Saltville's salt works
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union casualties approximately 300
Confederate casualties approximately 1,000
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_Stephen_G._Burbridge
General Stephen G. Burbridge led Union forces
General John C. Breckinridge led Confederate forces
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gptkbp:date
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October 2, 1864
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gptkbp:duration
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one day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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analyzed for its impact on the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the larger campaign in Southwest Virginia
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Union victory led to further advances in Virginia
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated Union strength in the region
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Saltville
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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approximately 3,000 Confederate troops
approximately 5,000 Union troops
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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not widely commemorated today
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gptkbp:landscape
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hilly and wooded
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gptkbp:legacy
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increased Union control over Virginia
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gptkbp:location
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Saltville, Virginia
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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land battle
cutting off Confederate resources
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cloyd's_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_Stephen_G._Burbridge
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union forces secured the area
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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_Blue_Springs
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gptkbp:primary_source
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historical accounts and analyses
battle reports and letters
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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weakened Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:significance
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disruption of Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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capture and hold Saltville
control of salt production
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gptkbp:tactics
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flanking maneuvers
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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:10th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:11th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:12th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:16th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:18th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:19th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:21st_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:22nd_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:25th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:27th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:28th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:36th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:44th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:46th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:8th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:9th_Ohio_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Defiance
gptkb:Battle_of_Cynthiana
gptkb:12th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:27th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:48th_Kentucky_Cavalry
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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