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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Pope
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gptkbp:aftermath
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destruction of infrastructure
increased Union morale
Union occupation of Savannah
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gptkbp:casualties
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minimal for Union
significant for Confederates
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gptkbp:city
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gptkb:Atlanta
gptkb:tree
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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inspired future military strategies
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gptkbp:date
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November 15, 1864
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gptkbp:end_date
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December 21, 1864
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gptkbp:historical_debate
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impact on civilian populations
effectiveness of total war
long-term consequences for the South
moral implications of destruction
strategic necessity of the campaign
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:William_J._Hardee
gptkb:Stephen_D._Lee
gptkb:Joseph_Wheeler
gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:William_Henry_Seward
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Richard_Ewell
gptkb:Lafayette_Mc_Laws
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Edwin_M._Stanton
gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Richard_Taylor
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Daniel_Sickles
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:John_B._Hood
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:Robert_Ransom_Jr.
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Ambrose_P._Hill
gptkb:George_Mc_Clellan
gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
gptkb:William_B._Hazen
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:Henry_W._Slocum
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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accelerated the end of the Civil War
accelerated end of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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symbol of Union resolve
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Battle of Sherman's March to the Sea
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:military_officer
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:spacecraft
gptkb:Union_forces
gptkb:Confederate_forces
gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:launch_date
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November 15, 1864
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gptkbp:legacy
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influence on future conflicts
cultural references in media
debate over war ethics
Sherman's name in military history
concept of total war
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gptkbp:length
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approximately 285 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Georgia,_USA
gptkb:Georgia
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gptkbp:logistics
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foraging for supplies
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:burning_of_Atlanta
destruction of railroads
march from Atlanta to Savannah
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:Henry_W._Slocum
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gptkbp:objective
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disrupt Confederate supply lines
to destroy Confederate supplies
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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_Atlanta
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:Sherman's_letters
historical analyses
newspaper articles
military reports
diaries of soldiers
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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demoralized the South
demoralization of the South
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mc_Allister
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gptkbp:tactics
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total war
disruption of Confederate logistics
march through enemy territory
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