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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:Prince_Eugene_of_Savoy
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces continued to advance
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
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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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Brigadier General William Sooy Smith
Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest
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gptkbp:date
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March 4, 1864
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gptkbp:duration
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1 day
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
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gptkbp:fought_in
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March 4, 1864 and March 4, 1864
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the Red River Campaign
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gptkbp:historical_event
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increased Union control in the region
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated the effectiveness of cavalry in the Civil War
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Battle of the Rolling Fork
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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not widely commemorated
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gptkbp:landscape
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swampy area
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gptkbp:legacy
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considered a minor battle in the Civil War
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:1st_Alabama_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Tennessee_Cavalry
7th Illinois Cavalry
3rd Mississippi Cavalry
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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hit-and-run tactics
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Vaught's_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Johnsonville
gptkb:Battle_of_Selma
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:General_Nathan_Bedford_Forrest
General William Sooy Smith
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union forces retreated after initial engagement
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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Battle of Okolona
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:historical_figure
newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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shifted focus to the western theater
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gptkbp:significance
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disruption of Confederate supply lines
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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control of Mississippi River
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:cavalry_charges
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gptkbp:weather_conditions
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rainy and muddy
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