Capture of Wilmington

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_operations
gptkbp:aftermath Union blockade strengthened
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:1,000
1,500
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkbp:commanding_general_confederacy gptkb:General_Braxton_Bragg
gptkbp:consequences Increased pressure on Confederacy
gptkbp:date February 22, 1865
gptkbp:followed_by End of the Civil War
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Union's_Anaconda_Plan
Civil War naval operations
Civil War naval engagements
Civil War naval blockades
Impact on Confederate morale
Civil War military campaigns
Civil War battles in the South
Final stages of the Civil War
Civil War's final campaigns.
Civil War's impact on Southern economy
Union strategy to capture Southern ports
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:Admiral_David_D._Porter
gptkb:General_Robert_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkbp:historical_impact Accelerated Confederate defeat
gptkbp:historical_significance Last major port held by Confederacy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Capture of Wilmington
gptkbp:key_event Fall of Wilmington
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wilmington,_North_Carolina
gptkbp:logistics Supply routes disrupted
gptkbp:military_outcome Union blockade of Southern ports
Control of Cape Fear River
Union forces advance into North Carolina
Union control of the South
End of Confederate resistance in the region
Loss of Confederate supply lines
Union dominance in the Atlantic Ocean
Union's blockade effectiveness
Union's control of key transportation routes
Union's strategic advantage in the South
Union's successful siege tactics
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:Siege_warfare
Combined land and naval assault
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Strategic port city
gptkbp:strategic_importance Supply line to Confederate forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5