Second Battle of Fort Fisher

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Union control of the South
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 1,000 Union and 500 Confederate
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Admiral_David_D._Porter
gptkb:General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkbp:conflict Union control of the region
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:American_history
gptkbp:date January 15, 1865
January 13, 1865
gptkbp:defense Coastal fortification
gptkbp:defense_mechanism gptkb:Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:duration January 13-15, 1865
gptkbp:education Teaching Civil War history
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Capture_of_Wilmington
gptkbp:historical_analysis Civil War studies
Military tactics used
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles
Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_documentation Battle reports
gptkbp:historical_event Civil War battle
gptkbp:historical_significance Last major Confederate port on the Atlantic coast
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Battle of Fort Fisher
gptkbp:impact Contributed to the end of the Civil War
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Civil War memorials
Civil War re-enactments
gptkbp:leadership Union commanders
Confederate commanders
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future military operations
Impact on military strategy
gptkbp:location gptkb:Fort_Fisher,_North_Carolina
gptkb:Cape_Fear_River
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:military_strategy gptkb:military_siege
Land and naval battle
gptkbp:mission Turning point in the war
gptkbp:narrative_style Union vs. Confederate forces
gptkbp:notable_battle Battlefield tactics
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:Union_Navy
gptkbp:objective To capture Fort Fisher
gptkbp:outcome Destruction of Confederate defenses
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:First_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Historical_accounts
Military records
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Opened the way for the capture of Wilmington
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of supply lines
Disrupt Confederate supply routes
gptkbp:tactics Combined land and naval assault
Use of naval bombardment