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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Fall_of_Atlanta
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gptkbp:casualties
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High casualties on both sides
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:date
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July 22, 1864
September 2, 1864
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gptkbp:defense
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Confederate fortifications
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gptkbp:duration
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Approximately 6 weeks
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:March_to_the_Sea
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Demonstrated effectiveness of total war
Key turning point in the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_source
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Military records
Official reports
Newspaper articles
Eyewitness accounts
Memoirs of participants
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Atlanta
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gptkbp:impact
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gptkb:Civilian_casualties
Destruction of property
Food shortages
Boosted Northern morale
Influenced the 1864 presidential election
Displacement of civilian population
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gptkbp:legacy
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Cultural references in literature
Influence on modern military strategy
Commemoration in historical sites
Influence on Civil Rights movements
Symbol of resilience in Atlanta
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Artillery bombardment
Telegraph communication
Siege artillery
Use of railroads
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Peachtree_Creek
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Strategic victory for the Union
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gptkbp:strategy
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Flanking maneuvers
Encirclement of the city
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkb:Battle_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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