Battle of the Blue

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces strengthened their position in North Carolina
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000
approximately 1,500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander_confederacy gptkb:General_Robert_F._Hoke
gptkbp:commander_union gptkb:Major_General_John_G._Foster
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
gptkbp:date September 29, 1864
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Anderson
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in the South
gptkbp:historical_impact increased morale for Union troops
weakened Confederate resolve
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union strength in the South
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Blue
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms approach
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:North_Carolina_troops
New York troops
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Robert_F._Hoke
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
eyewitness accounts
battle reports
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the American Civil War
gptkbp:strategic_goals control of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain wooded area
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bloody_Kansas
gptkb:Missouri_Border_War
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6