First Battle of Charleston Harbor
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:casualties |
Confederate: 5 wounded
Union: 1 killed, 21 wounded |
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
Union |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Pierre_Gustave_Toutant-Beauregard
gptkb:Samuel_Francis_Du_Pont |
| gptkbp:date |
April 7, 1863
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| gptkbp:followedBy |
gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Charleston_Harbor
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
First Battle of Charleston Harbor
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Charleston_Harbor,_South_Carolina,_United_States
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| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First major naval attack on Charleston during the Civil War
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| gptkbp:notableUnit |
Confederate coastal defenses
Union ironclad fleet |
| gptkbp:objective |
Capture Charleston, South Carolina
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
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| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
Led to changes in Union naval tactics
Demonstrated strength of Confederate fortifications |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Siege_of_Charleston_Harbor
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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