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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Siege_warfare
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Boosted Northern morale
Grant's promotion to Major General
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gptkbp:casualties
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Total casualties approximately 19,000
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gptkbp:combatant
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gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Inspiration for literature and art
Memorials and monuments
Symbol of Union perseverance
Commemoration in history
National Park designation
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gptkbp:defeated
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July 4, 1863
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gptkbp:end_date
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July 4, 1863
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gptkbp:historical_figure
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gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard
gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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Turning point in the Civil War
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The Siege of Vicksburg
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gptkbp:legacy
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Significance in American history
Influenced future military sieges
Study in military strategy
Lessons in logistics and supply
Impact on Civil War historiography
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Encirclement
Artillery bombardment
Assaults on fortifications
Counter-battery fire
Supply line disruption
Siege works construction
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gptkbp:notable_event
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gptkb:Surrender_of_Vicksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
Siege operations
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:start_date
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May 18, 1863
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Divided the Confederacy
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gptkbp:strategy
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Trench warfare
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gptkbp:tactics
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47 days
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Glen_Angus
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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