Battle of Spotsylvania Heights
GPTKB entity
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
continued_Union_advances_towards_Richmond
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| gptkbp:battle |
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Cold Harbor |
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union: approximately 18,000
Confederate:_approximately_12,000 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
various monuments and markers
|
| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
importance of leadership in battle outcomes
|
| gptkbp:culturalHeritage |
depictions in films and literature
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| gptkbp:date |
May 8, 1864
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| gptkbp:duration |
May 8 to May 21, 1864
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| gptkbp:educational_programs |
historical documentaries
books_and_articles_on_Civil_War_history |
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of North Anna
|
| gptkbp:foughtIn |
gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac |
| gptkbp:future_plans |
capture key terrain
defeat the opposing army |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
studied by historians for military strategy
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_the_larger_conflict_between_the_North_and_South
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of Spotsylvania Heights
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| gptkbp:impact |
influenced military tactics in future conflicts
physical injuries sustained psychological effects of battle |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
official reports
letters and diaries of soldiers |
| gptkbp:keyEvent |
Battle of the Bloody Angle
assault_on_the_Mule_Shoe |
| gptkbp:legacy |
remains_a_significant_event_in_American_history
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:media_coverage |
newspaper articles of the time
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| gptkbp:notablePerson |
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant |
| gptkbp:outcome |
heavy fighting with no decisive victory
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
|
| gptkbp:RAM |
commemorated in local history
taught_in_schools_as_part_of_Civil_War_curriculum |
| gptkbp:result |
Union victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
part of the Overland Campaign
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
control_of_the_Confederate_capital
|
| gptkbp:sustainability_initiatives |
gptkb:Spotsylvania_Courthouse_Battlefield
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
trench warfare
|
| gptkbp:tourism |
site of reenactments and events
visited by history enthusiasts |