Statements (104)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military engagement
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
approximately 27,000
Arrived during the siege |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Boosted_Union_morale
Led_to_the_fall_of_Nashville |
| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:Grant
Union_and_Confederate_alliances_examined |
| gptkbp:battle |
Failed to arrive in time
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
gptkb:Tennessee_Campaign
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Confederacy: 13,000
Confederate:_13,000 Union:_2,691 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
Memorials established
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Buckner approximately 16,000 Defensive positions Defend against Union advances Grant's_leadership_praised |
| gptkbp:communicationEquipment |
Significant use of telegraph
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| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
Inspired literature and art
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| gptkbp:date |
February 11-16, 1862
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| gptkbp:defeated |
gptkb:Confederate_forces
Unconditional surrender |
| gptkbp:education |
Taught in military history courses
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| gptkbp:electronic_warfare |
Use of artillery
Documented in military archives |
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
Surrender_of_Confederate_troops
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
Battle of Shiloh
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| gptkbp:future_plans |
Analyzed for military strategy studies
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Significant turning point
Extensive research conducted |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
Grant_and_Buckner_remembered
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First major victory for Ulysses S. Grant
Key_event_in_Civil_War_history |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Part_of_the_Western_Theater_of_the_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
February 1862
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Various accounts published
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Well-documented in military history
First major victory for Ulysses S. Grant |
| gptkbp:house |
Earthworks
Rifled artillery Confederate_fortifications |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Capture of Fort Donelson
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| gptkbp:impact |
Shifted_control_of_the_Western_Theater
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| gptkbp:keyEvent |
gptkb:Surrender_of_Confederate_forces
gptkb:Union_advance_into_Tennessee Battle of Dover Civil War historiography Battle of Fort Henry Military alliances formation Union naval blockade Impact on future battles Military leadership changes Public perception of the war Civil War tactics evolution Civilian impact in the region Establishment of Union control over rivers Post-war historical analysis Union reinforcements arrival Union strategy shift Union supply chain establishment Confederate_retreat Impact_on_Confederate_morale Impact_on_Confederate_strategy Confederate_defensive_failures Confederate_supply_line_disruption Grant's_promotion_to_Major_General Legacy_of_Ulysses_S._Grant Political_ramifications_for_the_Confederacy Union_Army's_recruitment_boost Union_Army's_strategic_advantage Union_control_of_the_Cumberland_River |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military engagements
Commonly reenacted event |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fort_Donelson,_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
Encirclement
Importance of logistics Gateway_to_Nashville |
| gptkbp:navalFleet |
USS Cairo
USS Carondelet USS St. Louis USS Louisville |
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:precededBy |
Battle of Fort Henry
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
Heroic_Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:result |
Union victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Opened_the_Cumberland_River_to_Union_traffic
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| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
Control of Tennessee
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| gptkbp:supportRole |
gptkb:Confederacy
gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Cumberland_River gptkb:Confederate_States_Army gptkb:Fort_Donelson Union Efforts to preserve the site |
| gptkbp:tactics |
Siege warfare
Flanking maneuvers Siege tactics Control of key waterways |
| gptkbp:team |
Divide and conquer
Capture of strategic locations |
| gptkbp:tour |
Popular tourist destination
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