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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkb:military_conflict
gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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gptkb:Fall_of_Richmond
gptkb:Surrender_of_Lee's_Army
End of the Civil War
Reconstruction era begins
Surrender of Lee's army
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gptkbp:battle
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gptkb:Fort_Harrison
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gptkbp:casualties
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Approximately 70,000
approximately 70,000
Approximately 70,000 total
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
Defensive operations
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gptkbp:commemoration
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Historical markers exist
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gptkbp:coordinates
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gptkb:Fortress_Monroe
gptkb:Fort_Harrison
gptkb:Fort_Lee
gptkb:City_Point,_Virginia
gptkb:Chaffin's_Farm
gptkb:Fort_Mahone
gptkb:Fort_Sedgwick
gptkb:Fort_Conahey
gptkb:Fort_Gilmer
gptkb:Fort_Gregg
gptkb:Fort_Stedman
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fort_Wadsworth
gptkb:Fort_Steadman
gptkb:Fort_Johnson
Fort Mc Gilvery
Fort Carney
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Portrayed in literature and film
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gptkbp:date
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June 9, 1864
March 25, 1865
1864-06-09
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gptkbp:defense
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Petersburg defenses
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gptkbp:duration
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Approximately 9 months
approximately 9 months
Nine months
June 9, 1864 to March 25, 1865
June 1864 to April 1865
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gptkbp:educational_value
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Taught in American history classes
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gptkbp:end_date
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March 25, 1865
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:General_Richard_Ewell
gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_F._Reynolds
gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_John_M._Schofield
gptkb:George_C._Meade
gptkb:William_Mahone
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:John_G._Foster_Jr.
gptkb:Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_George_H._Thomas
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_William_S._Rosecrans
gptkb:General_Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:General_Edward_O._C._Ord
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_William_H._C._Whiting
gptkb:General_William_H._Seward
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:General_A._P._Hill
gptkb:General_William_Mahone
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:Clement_A._Evans
gptkb:General_Simon_Bolivar_Buckner
gptkb:General_William_B._Franklin
gptkb:General_John_Gordon
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_John_S._Mosby
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:General_Richard_Anderson
gptkb:Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_John_G._Parke
gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkb:General_Henry_Heth
gptkb:Gustavus_W._Smith
gptkb:James_H._Wilson
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
gptkb:A._P._Hill
gptkb:David_B._Birney
gptkb:General_Philip_Kearny
gptkb:General_Joseph_B._Kershaw
gptkb:Henry_Heth
gptkb:John_C._Caldwell
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
Charles Griffin
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gptkbp:historical_figures
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Multiple perspectives exist
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Contributed to the end of the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_period
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:historical_research
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Extensive scholarly work exists
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Influenced future military strategies
Influenced future military tactics
Decisive Union victory
Demonstrated the effectiveness of siege warfare
Turning point in the Civil War
One of the longest sieges in American history
Demonstrated effectiveness of siege warfare
Led to the fall of the Confederate capital
Longest siege in American history
Led to the surrender of Confederate forces
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gptkbp:historical_source
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gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
gptkb:Personal_memoirs_of_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Personal_memoirs_of_Ulysses_S._Grant
Military history books
Eyewitness accounts
Photographs from the era
Maps of the battlefield
Diaries of participants
Letters from soldiers
Documentary evidence from the National Archives
Newspaper articles from 1864-1865
Reports from the field
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Petersburg
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gptkbp:impact
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Displacement of local population
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gptkbp:involved
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Heavy casualties
Trench warfare
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gptkbp:involved_forces
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gptkb:Union_Army
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gptkbp:led_to
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Surrender of Robert E. Lee
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced modern military strategy
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Fortress_Monroe
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkb:Petersburg,_Virginia
gptkb:Appomattox_River
City Point
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gptkbp:logistics
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Supply lines were critical
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gptkbp:military_leadership
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Flanking maneuvers
Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
Siege operations
Assaults on fortified positions
Attrition warfare
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gptkbp:military_technology
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Rifled artillery
Use of artillery
Use of trenches
Use of railroads
Use of mines
Use of sharpshooters
Trench systems
Siege mortars
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Weldon_Railroad
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Gregg
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Hatcher's_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Peebles'_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Sutherland's_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Mahone
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Hatcher's_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Peebles'_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
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gptkbp:notable_leader
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gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:Wade_Hampton
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkb:Ambrose_Burnside
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gptkbp:notable_person
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gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
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gptkbp:outcome
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Surrender of Confederate forces
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Overland_Campaign
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gptkbp:preservation_efforts
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gptkb:Petersburg_National_Battlefield_Park
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gptkbp:primary_source
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Newspaper articles from the time
Maps of the battlefield
Letters and diaries of soldiers
Official military reports
Photographs of the siege
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Second_Battle_of_Bull_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Fall_of_Richmond
gptkb:Appomattox_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Anna_River
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Overland_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Fisher
gptkb:Battle_of_North_Anna
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Atlanta
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Siege_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Sailor's_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Sayler's_Creek
Battle of the First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of the Siege of Fort Donelson
Battle of the Siege of Fort Henry
Battle of the Siege of Fort Sumter
Battle of the Siege of Chattanooga
Battle of the Siege of Petersburg Campaign
Battle of the Siege of Mobile Bay
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:resulted_in
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gptkb:Fall_of_Petersburg
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gptkbp:significance
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Contributed to the end of the Civil War
Led to the fall of Richmond
Critical campaign in the American Civil War
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gptkbp:significant_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Fall_of_Richmond
gptkb:Battle_of_Hatcher's_Run
gptkb:Battle_of_Peebles'_Farm
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stedman
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gptkbp:start_date
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June 9, 1864
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gptkbp:strategic_goals
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gptkb:Union_forces
Control of railroads
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Control of railroads
Control of supply lines
Supply lines to Richmond
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gptkbp:strategy
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Trench warfare
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gptkbp:student_organizations
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gptkb:Overland_Campaign
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gptkbp:tactics
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
Intelligence gathering
Logistics management
Flanking maneuvers
Use of cavalry
Reconnaissance missions
Use of artillery
Counter-battery fire
Construction of fortifications
Supply line disruption
Use of trenches
Use of railroads
Siege operations
Use of smoke screens
Assaults on fortified positions
Use of infantry formations
Use of cavalry charges
Use of telegraph
Use of ambushes
Use of mines
Use of field hospitals
Use of supply wagons
Sniper operations
Use of naval support
Use of night operations
Use of supply lines
Use of barricades
Use of diversionary tactics
Use of flares
Use of observation posts
Use of reinforcements
Use of supply depots
Use of earthworks
Use of artillery support
Use of air reconnaissance
Use of infantry support
Morale operations
Use of artillery batteries
Use of cavalry support
Use of foraging parties
Use of raids
Use of scouting parties
Use of skirmish lines
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gptkbp:tactics_used
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Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
Mining operations
Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
Siege operations
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gptkbp:type
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Trench warfare
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gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for
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gptkb:Civil_War
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gptkbp:was_characterized_by
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Long-term siege tactics
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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