Union occupation of Roanoke Island
GPTKB entity
Properties (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union_established_a_base_in_North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
Union_strategy_in_the_South
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| gptkbp:date |
February 1862
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| gptkbp:historicalImpact |
increased_Union_presence_in_the_South
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Union occupation of Roanoke Island
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| gptkbp:influenced |
subsequent military campaigns
local population dynamics |
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Confederate_forces logistics and supply challenges |
| gptkbp:isChallengedBy |
gptkb:Confederate_naval_forces
harsh weather conditions reconstruction efforts local resistance movements naval bombardments Battle of New Bern Union victories in the region civilian hardships military engagements. Union consolidation of power in the area Confederate_reinforcements Confederate_guerilla_tactics Confederate_counterattacks Union_advances_into_Virginia |
| gptkbp:isDocumentedIn |
historical records
military historians newspaper articles of the time diaries and letters of soldiers |
| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
intelligence operations
local Confederate sympathizers cooperation of local freedmen superior_Union_naval_technology |
| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
local geography
political_decisions_in_Washington |
| gptkbp:isRecognizedFor |
gptkb:African_American_soldiers
historical memory military logistics African_American_emancipation_efforts introduction_of_Union_policies_in_the_South |
| gptkbp:isSuitableFor |
control of coastal waterways
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:Battle_of_Roanoke_Island
increased naval operations in the region establishment_of_Freedmen's_schools |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Roanoke_Island,_North_Carolina
|
| gptkbp:occursAnnually |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:General_Henry_A._Wise
|
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
gptkb:Union_control_of_Roanoke_Island
displacement_of_Confederate_troops |
| gptkbp:significance |
strategic location for naval operations
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| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
gptkb:Union's_Anaconda_Plan
gptkb:Burnside's_North_Carolina_Expedition larger military strategy coastal blockade strategy |
| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
gptkb:Union_Navy
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