Battle of the Tar River

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of eastern North Carolina
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 300
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_F._Hoke
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_A._Wild
gptkbp:commemoration gptkb:historical_markers
Civil War reenactments in North Carolina
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local folklore
gptkbp:date 1864-03-20
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:educational_resources gptkb:documentaries
books on Civil War history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Anderson
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in North Carolina
gptkbp:historical_documentation local historical societies
National Archives records
gptkbp:historical_impact increased Union morale
gptkbp:historical_interpretation debates among historians
varied perspectives on the battle's significance
gptkbp:historical_records memorials and monuments
local commemorative events
gptkbp:historical_research studies on Civil War tactics
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Union's campaign to capture Wilmington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Tar River
gptkbp:legacy part of the larger campaign in the Carolinas
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:military_leadership analysis of troop movements
evaluation of commanders' decisions
gptkbp:military_outcome disruption of Confederate supply routes
gptkbp:military_strategy combined arms approach
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_North_Carolina_Union_Volunteers
gptkb:27th_North_Carolina_Infantry
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Battle_of_Kinston
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Colonel_John_W._Foster
gptkb:General_Hoke
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career lessons learned for future military engagements
impact on Reconstruction efforts
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Plymouth
gptkbp:primary_source eyewitness accounts
military reports
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance strategic victory for Union forces
gptkbp:strategic_goals Union dominance in the region
capture of Fort Anderson
gptkbp:strategic_importance control of supply lines
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain swampy area
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_American_Revolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4