Battle of the Salkehatchie River
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union control of the area
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate_casualties_approximately_300 |
| gptkbp:climate |
rainy and muddy
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:Confederacy
Union |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Major_General_Lafayette_McLaws
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_E._Potter |
| gptkbp:date |
February 2, 1865
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Rivers Bridge
|
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
part_of_Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
analyzed by historians
documented in military archives reported in newspapers of the time commemorated in local events discussed in military strategy books examined in academic journals marked by historical markers featured_in_Civil_War_documentaries included_in_Civil_War_battle_maps |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
contributed_to_the_eventual_fall_of_Charleston
demonstrated_Union_superiority_in_numbers highlighted_challenges_faced_by_Confederate_forces |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Battle of the Salkehatchie River
|
| gptkbp:involved |
Union forces approximately 5,000
Confederate_forces_approximately_2,000 |
| gptkbp:landscape |
swampy and wooded area
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
commemorated in local history
studied in military academies |
| gptkbp:location |
Salkehatchie_River,_South_Carolina
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| gptkbp:militaryRank |
combined arms operations
|
| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:General_Joseph_Wheeler
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Union_forces_advance_further_into_South_Carolina
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Honey Hill
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| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:Battle_of_Olustee
Battle of Fort Sumter Battle of Fort Wagner Battle of the Combahee River |
| gptkbp:result |
Union victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
part_of_the_campaign_to_capture_Charleston
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
disruption_of_Confederate_supply_lines
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| gptkbp:tactics |
flanking maneuvers
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