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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military_operation
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Sherman's_March_to_the_Sea
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gptkbp:casualties
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relatively low for Union forces
unknown for Confederate forces
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:William_J._Hardee
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gptkbp:endDate
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gptkb:Capture_of_Savannah,_Georgia
December 21, 1864
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Carolinas_Campaign
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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March to the Sea
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_Army
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gptkbp:length
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about 300 miles (480 km)
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Georgia,_United_States
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Destruction of military targets, industry, infrastructure, and civilian property
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:Union_Army_of_Georgia
gptkb:Union_Army_of_the_Tennessee
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gptkbp:numberOfTroops
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about 62,000 Union soldiers
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gptkbp:objective
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Capture Savannah, Georgia
Disrupt Confederate infrastructure
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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gptkb:Atlanta_Campaign
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gptkbp:result
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Union victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Demonstrated total war strategy
Weakened Confederate war effort
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gptkbp:startDate
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November 15, 1864
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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