Fall of Petersburg

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:aftermath End of the Confederate capital
gptkbp:casualties High casualties on both sides
gptkbp:combat_role Petersburg area
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:commemoration Educational programs
Reenactments
Historical markers
Museums and exhibits
Anniversaries of the battle
gptkbp:date April 2, 1865
gptkbp:duration 9 months
gptkbp:fought_against April 1864 and April 1865
gptkbp:historical_impact Accelerated the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_interpretation Cultural representations
Documentaries and films
Contemporary accounts
Various scholarly analyses
Post-war narratives
gptkbp:historical_source Military records
Official reports
Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Diaries of participants
Letters from soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fall of Petersburg
gptkbp:legacy Study of military strategy
Commemoration in history
Influence on future military conflicts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Petersburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Trench warfare
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Hatcher's_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkbp:resulted_in gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Led to the surrender of Robert E. Lee
gptkbp:strategic_importance Supply line to Richmond
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4