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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
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gptkbp:date
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1862-1863
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 18 months
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Considered a major Union victory
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Loss of territory
Boosted morale
Increased recruitment
Loss of resources
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Turning point in the Civil War
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Battle of the Mississippi Campaign
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
Annual reenactments
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:C._S._Army_of_Tennessee
gptkb:C._S._Navy
gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:Confederate_Navy
gptkb:C._S._Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
Civilians affected
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military strategies
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:river
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Hudson
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Helena
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gptkbp:outcome
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Secured the Mississippi River for the Union
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:primary_source
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Official records
Newspaper articles
Soldier diaries
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Split the Confederacy
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:military_siege
Flanking maneuvers
Naval blockade
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