The Battle of Vicksburg

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Johann_Georg_Leutze
gptkbp:aftermath Split the Confederacy in two
gptkbp:casualties Confederate casualties approximately 32,000
Union casualties approximately 4,835
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
gptkbp:date July 4, 1863
May 18, 1863
gptkbp:defeated July 4, 1863
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
gptkbp:geographical_feature gptkb:river
gptkbp:historical_event gptkb:Fall_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Jackson
gptkb:Battle_of_Big_Black_River_Bridge
gptkb:Battle_of_Champion_Hill
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
Union reinforcements
Union naval support
Siege tactics employed
Commemoration of the battle
Civilian impact during the siege
Confederate supply issues
Confederate surrender
End of the Vicksburg Campaign
Post-surrender conditions
Union's control of the Mississippi River
Union's strategic victory
Vicksburg National Military Park established
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Battle of Vicksburg
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
gptkbp:military_strategy Blockade
Encirclement
Trench warfare
Artillery bombardment
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Gibson
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Control of the Mississippi River
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:military_siege