Grant's Overland Campaign

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath increased morale for Union forces
shift in military strategy
Union control of Virginia
weakened Confederate resources
gptkbp:casualties approximately 60,000
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:end_date June 1864
gptkbp:enemy gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:goal defeat Confederate Army
gptkbp:historical_context total war strategy
emancipation policy
Lincoln's administration
public support for the war
gptkbp:historical_debate impact on civilian population
effectiveness of tactics
long-term consequences for the South
comparison to other campaigns
role of leadership in success
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future military campaigns
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grant's Overland Campaign
gptkbp:involved gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:leadership aggressive
decisive
persistent
gptkbp:legacy considered a turning point in the war
commemorated in military history
influenced modern military doctrine
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:transportation
supply lines
reinforcements
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance paved the way for the Siege of Petersburg
gptkbp:start_date May 1864
gptkbp:strategy attrition warfare
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
offensive operations
entrenchment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4