Siege of Chattanooga

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union advance into Georgia
gptkbp:battlefield_preservation_efforts ongoing
gptkbp:casualties approximately 12,000
gptkbp:combat_role approximately 100 square miles
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:George_H._Thomas
gptkb:Leonidas_Polk
approximately 40,000
approximately 60,000
defensive position
arrived from the north
gptkbp:commemoration held annually
conducted periodically
gptkbp:confederate_defensive_lines constructed around the city
gptkbp:confederate_forces_commander gptkb:John_C._Breckinridge
gptkbp:confederate_morale diminished after defeat
gptkbp:confederate_retreat after Union victory
gptkbp:confederate_withdrawal_date November 1863
gptkbp:date November 1863
1863-09-24 to 1863-11-23
gptkbp:famous_landmark erected in honor of soldiers
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Missionary_Ridge
gptkbp:fortifications gptkb:true
gptkbp:fought_against September 1863 and November 1863
gptkbp:has_ability ongoing efforts
gptkbp:historical_figures documented by historians
gptkbp:historical_impact boosted Union morale
gptkbp:historical_significance recognized by historians
pivotal in the Western Theater
gptkbp:historical_site designated in the area
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Chattanooga
gptkbp:involved_siege_warfare gptkb:true
gptkbp:key_battles gptkb:true
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chattanooga,_Tennessee
gptkbp:logistics critical during the siege
gptkbp:military_engagement gptkb:Siege_warfare
gptkbp:military_strategy siege tactics employed
gptkbp:notable_battle flanking movements
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Braxton_Bragg
gptkbp:outcome Union control of Chattanooga
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:post_war_career gptkb:significant
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance opened the gateway to the Deep South
gptkbp:strategic_goals for the Union
gptkbp:strategic_importance railroad hub
gptkbp:student_organizations supply line control
gptkbp:tour available for visitors
gptkbp:union_artillery heavily utilized during the siege
gptkbp:union_forces_commander gptkb:William_T._Sherman
gptkbp:union_reinforcements_arrival critical to success
gptkbp:union_supply_depot established in the city
gptkbp:union_supply_route opened through the Tennessee River
gptkbp:union_victory_date November 25, 1863
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4