Battle of the Kickapoo

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Increased_Union_control_in_Texas
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Galveston
Battle of Palmito Ranch
Battle of Sabine Pass
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties estimated at 100
Confederate_casualties_estimated_at_200
gptkbp:celebrates Memorials established
Reenactments held annually
gptkbp:climate Clear skies
Dry ground
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_William_H._Emory
gptkb:Colonel_John_R._Baylor
gptkbp:community_impact Displacement of local populations
Economic disruption in the area
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspiration for local art
Influenced local folklore
Referenced in documentaries
Subject of historical novels
Taught in local history classes
gptkbp:date October 1864
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:foughtIn October 1864
gptkbp:historical_significance Demonstrated_the_challenges_of_Confederate_forces_in_Texas
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil_War_battles_in_the_West
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented in military archives
Described_in_Civil_War_histories
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Kickapoo
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Official reports
Newspaper articles
Photographs from the era
Letters from soldiers
Soldier diaries
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Trans-Mississippi_Theater
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kickapoo,_Texas
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Henry_H._Sibley
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
gptkbp:outcome Union_forces_pushed_back_Confederate_troops
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of supply routes
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:type land battle