Cape Fear Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Caswell
gptkbp:activities published by Union commanders
gptkbp:aftermath led to increased Union control in the South
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Carolinas_Campaign
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000 Union casualties
approximately 500 Confederate casualties
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
highlighted the role of joint operations
gptkbp:community_impact influenced post-war Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:cultural_impact depicted in literature and film
gptkbp:date 1865
gptkbp:duration January 1865 to February 1865
gptkbp:enemy Fort Fisher was heavily fortified
gptkbp:has_ability approximately 5,000 Confederate troops
approximately 10,000 Union troops
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in military history studies
gptkbp:historical_context varied among historians
part of the final stages of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_documentation archived in the National Archives
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Admiral_David_D._Porter
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:historical_significance contributed to the fall of the Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cape Fear Campaign
gptkbp:intelligence gathered from local informants
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical markers in North Carolina
gptkbp:legacy influenced naval warfare tactics
remains a subject of study in military academies
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics utilized naval blockades
gptkbp:military_strategy combined land and naval assault
involved multiple skirmishes and battles
gptkbp:military_technology use of ironclad warships
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Anderson
gptkbp:notable_ships provided by the U. S. Navy
gptkbp:objective capture Wilmington
gptkbp:outcome opened the way for Union forces to advance inland
securing supply lines for Union forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:primary_source letters from soldiers
official military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Fall_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance strategic control of Cape Fear River
gptkbp:strategic_importance disrupt Confederate supply lines
Wilmington was a key Confederate port
gptkbp:tactics siege warfare employed