Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces advanced towards Richmond
led to the surrender of Robert E. Lee |
| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
3,000
2,000 Union: 1,000 Union: 2,000 Confederate: 3,000 Confederate: 2,500 |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_Pickett approximately 12,000 approximately 30,000 |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
gptkb:historical_markers
gptkb:educational_programs historical societies reenactments |
| gptkbp:confederate_forces_commander |
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
|
| gptkbp:confederate_forces_objective |
defend the Five Forks intersection
|
| gptkbp:confederate_retreat |
retreat to Petersburg
|
| gptkbp:coordinates |
37.1392° N, 77.6344° W
|
| gptkbp:date |
April 1, 1865
|
| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Fall_of_Petersburg
|
| gptkbp:fought_against |
April 1, 1865
March 29, 1865 and April 1, 1865 |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
considered a turning point in the war
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
final stages of the American Civil War
part of the final campaigns of the Civil War part of the final campaign against Robert E. Lee |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
accelerated the end of the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:John_B._Gordon gptkb:Custer's_cavalry gptkb:Wesley_Merritt Confederate cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
accelerated the end of the Civil War
led to the eventual surrender of Lee's army |
| gptkbp:historical_period |
April 1, 1865
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
marked the decline of Confederate resistance in Virginia
pivotal in the Union's victory in the Civil War |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Five Forks
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Dinwiddie_County,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:military_engagement |
land battle
cavalry battle |
| gptkbp:military_outcome |
Union control of the area
decisive Union victory |
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
combined arms approach
use of cavalry and infantry combined |
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
cavalry charge by Union troops
|
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_George_Pickett |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union forces broke the Confederate line
led to the surrender of Lee's army |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Dinwiddie_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_White_Oak_Road |
| gptkbp:primary_source |
battlefield maps
eyewitness accounts official reports newspaper articles military correspondence |
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
pivotal battle in the Appomattox Campaign
decisive battle in the Appomattox Campaign |
| gptkbp:significant_event |
last major battle before the fall of Petersburg
|
| gptkbp:strategic_goals |
cut off Confederate supply lines
capture of the South Side Railroad |
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
cut off Confederate supply lines
control of the South Side Railroad |
| gptkbp:tactics |
flanking maneuver by Union forces
|
| gptkbp:terrain |
wooded and hilly area
|
| gptkbp:union_forces_commander |
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
|
| gptkbp:union_forces_objective |
capture the Five Forks intersection
|
| gptkbp:union_victory_significance |
opened the way for the Union advance to Richmond
|
| gptkbp:year |
April 1, 1865
|