Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
led to further engagements in the Overland Campaign
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Confederate casualties approximately 12,000
Union casualties approximately 18,000 |
| gptkbp:combat_role |
gptkb:Spotsylvania_Courthouse
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| gptkbp:combatant |
efforts to preserve the battlefield site
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| gptkbp:combatants |
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant Grant's aggressive tactics Lee's defensive strategies |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
featured in books and films about the Civil War
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| gptkbp:date |
May 1864
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| gptkbp:defense_mechanism |
Confederate earthworks
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| gptkbp:duration |
May 8 to May 21, 1864
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| gptkbp:has_ability |
Union received reinforcements from the Army of the Potomac
Confederates received reinforcements from the Army of Northern Virginia |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
taught in American history classes
subject of numerous scholarly studies |
| gptkbp:historical_documentation |
extensively documented in military records
|
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
influenced future military strategies
shaped the course of the Civil War |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Defense at Spotsylvania
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| gptkbp:impact |
significant for the local community in Virginia
|
| gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
various monuments erected on the battlefield
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| gptkbp:key_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Mule_Shoe
assault on May 12, 1864 |
| gptkbp:legacy |
commemorated in various Civil War memorials
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Spotsylvania_County,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:military_technology |
gptkb:military_unit
rifled muskets |
| gptkbp:notable_person |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant |
| gptkbp:objective |
capture of Confederate positions
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:ram |
remembered in Civil War reenactments
|
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
part of the Overland Campaign
|
| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
control of the road to Richmond
|
| gptkbp:supply_chain |
critical for both sides
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
trench warfare
flanking maneuvers |
| gptkbp:tourist_attraction |
attracts visitors interested in Civil War history
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
rainy and muddy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Second_Corps_of_the_Army_of_the_Potomac
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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