Battle of the Chickasaw Bayou
GPTKB entity
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:after_action_report |
Confederate forces reported minimal losses.
Union forces reported heavy losses. |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces retreated after the battle.
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Confederate casualties approximately 200
Union casualties approximately 1,776 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:date |
December 26, 1862
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
part of the Union's efforts to control the Mississippi River
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced Union strategy in the Western Theater.
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
demonstrated challenges of attacking fortified positions.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Chickasaw Bayou
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
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| gptkbp:military_unit |
gptkb:1st_Louisiana_Native_Guard
gptkb:2nd_Texas_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:27th_Indiana_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:24th_Michigan_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:15th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry_Regiment gptkb:10th_Michigan_Infantry_Regiment gptkb:17th_Michigan_Infantry_Regiment 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment 8th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 30th Mississippi Infantry Regiment 7th Arkansas Infantry Regiment 18th Ohio Infantry Regiment 47th Ohio Infantry Regiment 19th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 29th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment 28th Ohio Infantry Regiment 11th Indiana Infantry Regiment 12th New Hampshire Infantry Regiment 13th Illinois Infantry Regiment 13th New York Infantry Regiment 14th Connecticut Infantry Regiment 16th Illinois Cavalry Regiment 20th New York Infantry Regiment 21st Massachusetts Infantry Regiment 22nd New Jersey Infantry Regiment 23rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment 25th New York Infantry Regiment 26th Illinois Infantry Regiment 30th New York Infantry Regiment 3rd Louisiana Infantry Regiment 4th Missouri Infantry Regiment 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment 6th Kentucky Infantry Regiment 9th New Jersey Infantry Regiment |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
failed assault by Union troops
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Arkansas_Post
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| gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Gibson gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg Battle of Jackson, Mississippi |
| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
part of the Vicksburg Campaign
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| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
capture of Vicksburg
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| gptkbp:tactics_used |
flanking maneuvers by Union forces
entrenchments by Confederate forces |
| gptkbp:terrain |
swampy and wooded area
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Colonel_Albert_Sidney_Johnston
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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