Capture of Shreveport

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:after_action_report General Canby's report
gptkbp:aftermath Union occupation of Louisiana
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties were relatively low
Confederate casualties were significant
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_John_G._Walker
gptkb:General_Richard_Taylor
gptkb:General_Edward_Canby
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
To defend against Union advances
gptkbp:commemoration Memorials established in Shreveport
gptkbp:confederate_forces_involved District of West Louisiana
gptkbp:cultural_impact Influenced local culture and identity
gptkbp:date 1864-06-15
June 15, 1864
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Pleasant_Hill
gptkbp:historical_analysis Analyzed in military strategy studies
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in the South
gptkbp:historical_documentation Photographs taken during the event
gptkbp:historical_figures Documented in various Civil War histories
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Varied among historians
gptkbp:historical_records Kept in National Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance End of Confederate control in Louisiana
Marked a turning point in the war in Louisiana
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Shreveport
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy Remembered in Louisiana history
gptkbp:local_economy Disruption of local trade
gptkbp:location gptkb:Shreveport,_Louisiana
gptkbp:military_campaign Part of the larger Red River Campaign
gptkbp:military_engagement Involved skirmishes and battles
gptkbp:military_leadership Showcased Union military leadership
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Red_River_Campaign
gptkbp:mission To secure the Red River Valley
gptkbp:narrative Part of Civil War narratives
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:political_impact Influenced post-war Reconstruction policies
gptkbp:post_war_career Contributed to the weakening of the Confederacy
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mansfield
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_De_Russy
gptkb:Battle_of_Yellow_Bayou
gptkbp:responds_to Mixed reactions from local population
gptkbp:resulted_in Union control of Shreveport
gptkbp:significance Strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_goals To capture key Confederate cities
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
gptkbp:student_organizations To cut off Confederate supply routes
gptkbp:tactics_used Siege tactics
gptkbp:union_forces_involved gptkb:13th_Corps
gptkb:19th_Corps
gptkbp:union_occupation Lasted until the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_the_Sabine_Crossroads
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atchafalaya
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6