Murfreesboro Siege

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_conflict
gptkbp:aftermath increased Union morale
Confederate retreat
Union consolidation in Middle Tennessee
gptkbp:casualties approximately 10,000
approximately 13,000
gptkbp:combat_role gptkb:Stones_River
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander Confederate: Bragg
Union: Rosecrans
gptkbp:cultural_impact historical reenactments
inspired literature and art
commemorated in local history
preservation of battlefields
tourism in Murfreesboro
gptkbp:date December 31, 1862
January 2, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:historical_context part of the Tullahoma Campaign
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced future battles in Tennessee
shifted control of the region
gptkbp:historical_significance pivotal in the Western Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Murfreesboro Siege
gptkbp:location gptkb:Murfreesboro,_Tennessee
gptkbp:logistics Confederate supply issues
supply lines critical for Union forces
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive positions by the Confederates
offensive maneuvers by the Union
gptkbp:military_technology telegraph communication
cannon artillery
use of rifled muskets
gptkbp:notable_person gptkb:William_S._Rosecrans
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkbp:outcome Union forces maintained control of Murfreesboro
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Stones_River
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:government_documents
diaries of participants
letters from soldiers
newspaper articles from the time
official military reports
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Vaught's_Hill
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
gptkb:Battle_of_Franklin
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance strategic victory for the Union
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuvers
artillery bombardment
infantry assaults
gptkbp:type gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rutherford_County
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4