Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union forces retreated
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army |
| gptkbp:commemoration |
Museums
Reenactments Historical markers |
| gptkbp:cultural_references |
Portrayed in films
Portrayed in documentaries Portrayed in literature |
| gptkbp:date |
September 12–15, 1862
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Examined in military strategy studies
Examined in Civil War history Examined in military logistics studies |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Boosted Confederate morale
Demonstrated Union vulnerabilities |
| gptkbp:historical_source |
Military dispatches
Personal accounts of soldiers Official records of the War of the Rebellion |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Siege of Harpers Ferry
|
| gptkbp:key_event |
Evacuation of civilians
Occupation by Confederate forces Surrender of Union forces |
| gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future military sieges
Impact on local history Part of American Civil War narrative |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Harpers_Ferry,_West_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Siege_warfare
|
| gptkbp:military_technology |
Rifled artillery
Telegraph communication Breech-loading rifles |
| gptkbp:next_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_South_Mountain
|
| gptkbp:notable_battle |
gptkb:Battle_of_Harpers_Ferry_(1863)
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam |
| gptkbp:notable_commanders |
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Colonel_Dixon_S._Miles |
| gptkbp:objective |
Capture of Union garrison
|
| gptkbp:outcome_for_confederates |
Capture of supplies
|
| gptkbp:outcome_for_union |
Loss of strategic position
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Strategic location for supply lines
|
| gptkbp:strategy |
Artillery bombardment
Surrounding the town |
| gptkbp:strength |
approximately 14,000 Union troops
approximately 18,000 Confederate troops |
| gptkbp:succeeded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Harper's_Ferry,_Virginia
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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