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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_conflict
gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union forces advanced towards Wilmington
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union: 200
Confederate: 500
significant Confederate losses
fewer Union losses
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Union
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Major_General_Alfred_H._Terry
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Mc_Allister_Schofield
gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._C._Whiting
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gptkbp:commemoration
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historical markers and sites exist today
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gptkbp:date
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February 1865
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gptkbp:defeated
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Confederate forces surrendered on February 18, 1865
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gptkbp:defense
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gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkb:Cape_Fear_River
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 10 days
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gptkbp:event_type
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
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gptkbp:fortifications
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gptkb:Fort_Anderson
earthen fortifications
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gptkbp:geographical_feature
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gptkb:Cape_Fear_River
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for its tactical lessons
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gptkbp:historical_context
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part of the final campaigns of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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gptkb:General_Ambrose_P._Hill
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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demonstrated Union naval power
Part of the Union's strategy to cut off supplies to the Confederacy
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Siege of Fort Anderson
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gptkbp:impact
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contributed to the fall of the Confederacy
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gptkbp:intelligence
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Union forces had superior reconnaissance
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gptkbp:legacy
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remains a significant event in Civil War history
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:North_Carolina
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gptkbp:logistics
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Union supply lines were well established
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gptkbp:military_branch
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gptkb:Army
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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combined arms operations
encirclement and bombardment
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gptkbp:military_technology
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use of rifled artillery
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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Union Navy provided bombardment support
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gptkbp:outcome
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fall of Fort Anderson
Capture of Fort Anderson
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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_Fort_Fisher
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
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gptkbp:primary_source
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letters and reports from participants
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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strategic control of Cape Fear River
Strategic control of Cape Fear River
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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capture of Wilmington
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gptkbp:strategy
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
blockade and siege tactics
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gptkbp:strength
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Confederate forces numbered around 2,000
Union forces numbered around 6,000
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Battle_of_Wilmington
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gptkbp:tactics
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Artillery bombardment
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_Carolina_militia
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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