Battle of the Valley of the Merrimack

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union blockade strengthened
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkbp:battle Battle of Mobile Bay
Battle of Fort Fisher
gptkbp:casualties low
gptkbp:celebrates educational programs
historical societies
historical markers
reenactments
museum exhibits
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_B._Magruder
gptkbp:date 1862
March 1862
gptkbp:duration one day
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Battle_of_Drewry's_Bluff
gptkbp:historical_analysis significant naval battle
gptkbp:historical_significance first battle between ironclad warships
gptkbp:historicalContext Civil War naval warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the Valley of the Merrimack
gptkbp:impact naval strategy
gptkbp:is_a_source_of letters
diaries
government documents
newspaper articles
military reports
gptkbp:legacy historical memory
influence on military strategy
influence on naval design
gptkbp:location gptkb:Merrimack_River
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:navalFleet ironclad warships
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:General_John_B._Magruder
gptkbp:outcome increased_Union_naval_presence
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Hampton Roads
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance naval engagement
gptkbp:strategicGoals control of waterways
gptkbp:tactics ironclad ships
gptkbp:type naval battle