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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military conflict
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gptkbp:aftermath
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increased_military_presence_in_D.C.
strengthened_Union_defenses
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gptkbp:celebrates
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historical markers
reenactments
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:Confederacy
Union
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Richard_H._Anderson
gptkb:General_John_C._Breckinridge
gptkb:General_Edward_O.C._Ord
gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_George_Meade
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gptkbp:date
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July 1864
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gptkbp:duration
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approximately 30 days
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
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gptkbp:historical_analysis
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studied for military strategy
examined for political implications
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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shaped public perception of the war
influenced future military planning
demonstrated the vulnerability of the capital
highlighted_the_importance_of_Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Civil_War_battles_in_the_Eastern_Theater
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Siege of Washington
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gptkbp:impact
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boosted_Union_morale
diminished_Confederate_morale
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gptkbp:is_a_source_of
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government documents
newspaper articles
military reports
letters from soldiers
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
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gptkbp:notableFigures
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gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
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gptkbp:outcome
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prevented_Confederate_capture
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:precededBy
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Battle of Fort Stevens
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Monocacy
Battle of Fort Stevens
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gptkbp:result
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Union victory
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gptkbp:significance
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defended the capital
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gptkbp:tactics
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defensive operations
artillery bombardment
infantry assaults
entrenchments
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