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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:commander
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gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:William_J._Hardee
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gptkbp:commanderSide
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Union
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gptkbp:commemoratedBy
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historical markers in Georgia
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gptkbp:ConfederateForces
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about 12,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:destination
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gptkb:Savannah,_Georgia
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gptkbp:endDate
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December 21, 1864
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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controversial for harsh tactics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sherman's March
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gptkbp:length
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about 300 miles
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Georgia
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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destruction of railroads
capture of Savannah
liberation of enslaved people
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gptkbp:objective
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cripple the Confederacy's war effort
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gptkbp:opposingCommanderSide
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gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Carolinas_Campaign
gptkb:Atlanta_Campaign
Total war
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gptkbp:result
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Union victory
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gptkbp:significance
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accelerated end of Civil War
weakened Confederate morale
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gptkbp:startDate
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November 15, 1864
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gptkbp:tactics
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scorched earth
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gptkbp:target
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gptkb:military
civilian property
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gptkbp:UnionForces
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about 60,000 soldiers
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Film_Registry_(2000)
gptkb:Ross_McElwee
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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