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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Split the Confederacy
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gptkbp:casualties
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Total casualties approximately 19,000
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gptkbp:commanded
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:commander
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33,000
77,000
Grant's strategy of attrition
Pemberton's forces trapped
Ulysses S. Grant promoted to Major General
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gptkbp:conflict
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Decisive victory for the Union
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Symbol of Union perseverance
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gptkbp:date
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July 4, 1863
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gptkbp:defeated
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July 4, 1863
Unconditional surrender
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gptkbp:duration
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47 days
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gptkbp:election_year
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Boosted Northern morale
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gptkbp:enemy
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gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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Examined in military studies
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Part of the Western Theater
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Extensive records and accounts exist
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:David_Farragut
gptkb:Union_naval_forces
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:Confederate_naval_forces
African American soldiers in the Union Army
Civilian population of Vicksburg
Grant's staff officers
Pemberton's staff officers
Women and children affected by the siege
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Turning point in the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Considered a turning point in the war
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Capture of Vicksburg
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:National_Park
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gptkbp:key_figures
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gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:James_Mc_Pherson
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future military sieges
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
Encirclement
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Union blockade affected supplies
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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Union control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Siege_of_Port_Hudson
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Key to controlling the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:Vicksburg_Siege
gptkb:military_siege
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