Battle of Totopotomoy Creek

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_advanced_towards_Richmond
gptkbp:casualties Union: 1,000
Confederate:_1,200
gptkbp:celebrates educational programs
historical markers
reenactments
museum exhibits
gptkbp:climate rainy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:date May 26, 1864
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Bethesda Church
gptkbp:future_plans control_of_the_Virginia_Central_Railroad
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a minor battle
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Seward
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:Colonel_John_W._McGowan
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_C._Caldwell
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated_Union_strength
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil_War_battles_in_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Totopotomoy Creek
gptkbp:is_a_source_of newspaper articles
military records
letters from soldiers
battlefield reports
gptkbp:landscape wooded area
gptkbp:legacy inspired literature
influenced future military tactics
studied in military academies
influenced public perception of the war
part_of_American_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Cold Harbor
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Overland Campaign
gptkbp:tactics attrition warfare
flanking maneuvers