Battle of the South Anna

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:32nd_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:32nd_United_States_Colored_Troops
gptkbp:aftermath increased Union morale
Union forces continued to advance
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,500
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:communication telegraph used for orders
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date May 1864
gptkbp:education taught in military history courses
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkbp:historical_analysis considered a tactical success for the Union
gptkbp:historical_context part of the larger conflict between North and South
gptkbp:historical_debate discussions on leadership effectiveness
gptkbp:historical_event Union maintained momentum in the campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated Union military strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the South Anna
gptkbp:intelligence Union had superior reconnaissance
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in memorials established
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:General_Richard_Ewell
gptkb:General_John_Sedgwick
gptkb:General_A._P._Hill
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkbp:landscape wooded and hilly
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:logistics supply issues for Confederates
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:military_strategy attrition warfare
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:documentaries
historical analyses
diaries of participants
letters from soldiers
battlefield reports
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance part of the Overland Campaign
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of the Confederate capital
to engage and defeat Confederate forces
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy