Union's Overland Campaign

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_campaigns
gptkbp:aftermath Continued fighting in Virginia
gptkbp:casualties Over 60,000
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:duration Approximately one month
gptkbp:ended June 1864
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:goal Defeat Confederate Army
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military academies
gptkbp:historical_context Total War strategy
gptkbp:historical_event Union victory in the long term
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning point in the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union's Overland Campaign
gptkbp:impact Civil War tactics
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Confederate_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military campaigns
gptkbp:location gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:logistics Supply lines stretched
gptkbp:media_coverage Contemporary newspaper reports
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:George_Meade
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:public_perception Mixed reactions
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Deep_Bottom
gptkb:Battle_of_Fair_Oaks
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Weldon_Railroad
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Stevens
gptkb:Battle_of_Bethesda_Church
gptkb:Battle_of_Globe_Tavern
gptkb:Battle_of_Reams_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_the_North_Anna
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Harrison
gptkbp:resulted_in Heavy casualties
gptkbp:significance Strategic offensive
gptkbp:started_in May 1864
gptkbp:strategic_goals Capture Richmond
gptkbp:tactics_used Flanking maneuvers
Trench warfare
Attrition warfare
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4