gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
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gptkbp:activities
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Buckner's Report
Grant's Report
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Boosted Union morale
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gptkbp:casualties
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2,331
13,846
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:community_impact
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Increased support for the Union cause
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gptkbp:conflict
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Secured Union control of key waterways
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gptkbp:date
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February 1862
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gptkbp:defeated
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Unconditional surrender
February 16, 1862
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Shifted control of the Western Theater
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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First major victories for the Union
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Capture of Forts Henry and Donelson
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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Union naval strategy
Previous battles in the Western Theater
Confederate defensive strategies
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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15,000
20,000
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Civil War reenactments
Various historical markers
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gptkbp:legacy
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Considered a turning point in the war
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Tennessee
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Significant press attention
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:military_siege
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:CSS_Virginia
gptkb:USS_Lexington
gptkb:CSS_Nashville
gptkb:USS_Cairo
gptkb:USS_Tyler
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Western_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
gptkb:Battle_of_Corinth
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Pea_Ridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Opened the way for Union advances into the South
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers
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gptkbp:tactics
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Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Infantry assaults
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