Battle of the Salkehatchie River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the area
gptkbp:casualties Confederate: 300
Union: 200
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_Lafayette_Mc_Laws
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_E._Potter
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
inspired films
gptkbp:date February 1865
February 2, 1865
gptkbp:educational_value taught in Civil War history courses
gptkbp:engagement skirmish
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Rivers_Bridge
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in the South
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced subsequent military campaigns
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union strength in the region
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Salkehatchie River
gptkbp:impact disruption of local Confederate support
gptkbp:involved_forces Union forces: 5,000
Confederate forces: 3,000
gptkbp:location Salkehatchie River, South Carolina
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms operations
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkbp:outcome Union forces advanced further into South Carolina
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Honey_Hill
gptkbp:preservation_efforts local historical societies
battlefield preservation organizations
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
military reports
diaries of soldiers
gptkbp:recognition historical significance acknowledged by historians
included in Civil War trails
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the campaign to capture Charleston
gptkbp:strategic_goals disrupt Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance key to capturing Charleston
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain swampy and wooded area
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Carolinas_Campaign
gptkb:Thomas_Sumter
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5