Battle of the Alabama River

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_occupation_of_Alabama
gptkbp:battle Battle of Selma
Battle of Montgomery
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 300
Confederate_casualties_approximately_1,000
gptkbp:celebrates historical markers
reenactments
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:General_James_H._Wilson
gptkbp:community_impact destruction of property
displacement of civilians
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
inspired songs
gptkbp:date March 1865
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:electronic_warfare repeaters
rifled artillery
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Montgomery
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_Wilson's_Raid
gptkbp:historicalRecords documented in military archives
described in contemporary newspapers
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of documentaries
historical analyses
official reports
diaries of participants
letters from soldiers
biographies of commanders
gptkbp:legacy influenced military tactics
studied in military academies
remains a topic of historical debate
example of cavalry warfare
symbol of Union strength
gptkbp:location Alabama,_United_States
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Forrest
gptkb:General_Wilson
gptkbp:outcome Union_forces_gained_control_of_Alabama
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Selma
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance strategic river control
gptkbp:strategicGoals disruption_of_Confederate_supply_lines
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
cavalry raids
cavalry engagement