Battle of the Overland Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:Oliver_Otis_Howard
gptkbp:aftermath continued siege of Petersburg
gptkbp:casualties approximately 30,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:date May 1864
gptkbp:duration May 4, 1864 -June 24, 1864
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkbp:fought_in urban areas
wooded areas
open fields
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Burnside
gptkb:hill
gptkb:Gordon
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkb:Longstreet
gptkb:Hancock
Ewell
Sedgwick
Meade
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced public opinion
increased Union morale
contributed to the end of the Civil War
led to further Union advances
weakened Confederate forces
gptkbp:historical_significance marked a shift in Union strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Overland Campaign
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_Totopotomoy_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Courthouse
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the larger Overland Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance to capture Richmond
gptkbp:tactics trench warfare
gptkbp:technology gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:military_unit
railroads
rifled muskets