Capture of Atlanta

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of Atlanta
gptkbp:casualties approximately 3,000
approximately 8,500
gptkbp:commander gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Monuments
Historical markers
gptkbp:cultural_impact Symbol of Union resolve
gptkbp:date September 2, 1864
gptkbp:depicted_in Films and literature
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
gptkbp:historical_analysis Examined in military history
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in the South
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Fall_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:historical_significance Boosted Northern morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Atlanta
gptkbp:impact Destruction of infrastructure
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_Tennessee
gptkbp:location gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
gptkbp:military_campaign gptkb:Atlanta_Campaign
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Total war
Entrenchments
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Ezra_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:political_impact Influenced 1864 presidential election
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Jonesborough
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_New_Hope_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Peach_Tree_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Kennesaw_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Resaca
gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
Battle of Atlanta (July 22, 1864)
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_goals Control of railroads
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4