Siege of Petersburg

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military siege
gptkbp:aftermath Reconstruction era
Changes in military strategy
Shift in public opinion
Legacy of trench warfare
Impact_on_African_American_soldiers
gptkbp:casualties Approximately 70,000
gptkbp:celebrates Educational programs
Documentary films
Public lectures
Annual reenactments
Historical markers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:culturalImpact Literature
Documentaries
Film adaptations
Historical reenactments
Museums and memorials
gptkbp:duration 9 months
gptkbp:finaleDate March 25, 1865
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Contributed to the end of the Civil War
Led_to_the_fall_of_Richmond
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gptkbp:launchDate June 9, 1864
gptkbp:location gptkb:Petersburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Fort Stedman
Battle of Hatcher's Run
Battle of Peebles' Farm
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:primaryMission gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
Photographs
Newspaper articles
Military reports
Personal diaries
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of railroads
Supply_lines_to_Richmond
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery bombardment
Assaults on fortifications
Siege operations
Trench_warfare