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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:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union control of Alabama
fall of Selma to Union forces
Union forces occupied Selma
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union: 500
Union casualties approximately 500
Confederate: 3,000
Confederate casualties approximately 3,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
approximately 3,000
approximately 13,000
approximately 3,000 troops
approximately 13,000 troops
defend key supply routes
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Union_victory
Union vs Confederate
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gptkbp:coordinates
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32.4072° N, 87.0070° W
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gptkbp:cultural_references
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inspired local folklore
discussed in academic papers
depicted in documentaries
subject of reenactments
featured in history books
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gptkbp:date
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April 1865
April 2, 1865
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gptkbp:defense
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Confederate fortifications
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gptkbp:defense_mechanism
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Selma's defenses
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gptkbp:fighting_style
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Land battle
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gptkbp:finale_date
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April 2, 1865
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
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gptkbp:fought_in
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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analyzed in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Civil War battles in Alabama
Civil War in the Southern United States
part of Wilson's Raid
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Final battles of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
various military historians
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Accelerated the end of the Civil War
affected local economies
influenced post-war reconstruction policies
contributed to the end of slavery in the South
reshaped Southern society
shifted power dynamics in the South
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
April 2, 1865
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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contributed to the end of the Civil War
Final stages of the Civil War
demonstrated Union superiority
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of Selma
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gptkbp:impact
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accelerated the end of the Civil War
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:23rd_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Alabama_Cavalry
gptkb:22nd_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:15th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:30th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:37th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:44th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:4th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:7th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Iowa_Cavalry
gptkb:29th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:10th_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:11th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:12th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:13th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:14th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:16th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:16th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:17th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:18th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:19th_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Tennessee_Cavalry
gptkb:21st_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:24th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:25th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:26th_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:27th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:28th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:31st_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:32nd_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:33rd_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:34th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:35th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:36th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:38th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:39th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Wisconsin_Cavalry
gptkb:40th_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:41st_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:42nd_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:43rd_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:45th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:46th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:47th_Indiana_Cavalry
gptkb:48th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:49th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:4th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:4th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:50th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:5th_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:8th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:9th_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkb:20th_Kentucky_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:6th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:memorial
historical markers in Selma
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced post-war reconstruction efforts
Significant Union victory in Alabama.
increased Union control in the South
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Selma,_Alabama
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:cavalry_charges
Flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
flanking maneuver
Cavalry battle
Part of the larger campaign against the Confederacy
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gptkbp:military_technology
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telegraph communication
cavalry units
use of rifled artillery
railroad logistics
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gptkbp:mission
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Destruction of Confederate resources
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Montgomery
gptkb:Battle_of_Mobile_Bay
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:General_James_H._Wilson
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gptkbp:outcome
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Destruction of Confederate supply lines
destruction of Confederate defenses
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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_Montgomery
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gptkbp:primary_source
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historical analyses
eyewitness accounts
newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
official military reports
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gptkbp:related_to
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gptkb:Selma,_Alabama
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Destruction of Confederate military resources
destruction of Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:significant_event
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End of Confederate resistance in Alabama
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Disrupt Confederate supply lines
disruption of Confederate logistics
Capture of Selma
Control of Alabama
Union forces captured Selma
capture of Selma
control of Alabama
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gptkbp:student_organizations
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cut off Confederate reinforcements
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:cavalry_charges
Cavalry charges
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gptkbp:type
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land battle
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