Battle of the White River

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_maintained_control_of_Arkansas
gptkbp:battle Battle of Fort Smith
Battle of Jenkins Ferry
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate_casualties_approximately_300
gptkbp:celebrates educational programs
historical markers
reenactments
museum exhibits
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Frederick_Steele
gptkb:General_John_S._Marmaduke
gptkbp:date 1864
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Pine Bluff
gptkbp:historical_significance influence on future military strategies
impact_on_Confederate_morale
demonstrated_Union_naval_power
gptkbp:historicalContext part_of_the_Red_River_Campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of the White River
gptkbp:is_a_source_of eyewitness accounts
newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
gptkbp:legacy studied in military academies
inspired historical fiction
contributed to local heritage
influenced post-war military tactics
part_of_Arkansas's_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arkansas
gptkbp:notable_event skirmishes prior to the main battle
gptkbp:outcome secured_Union_supply_lines
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Little Rock
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of waterways
gptkbp:strategicGoals control_of_the_White_River
gptkbp:tactics riverine warfare