Union victory at Big Black River Bridge
GPTKB entity
Properties (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
|
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Union_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:alliance |
gptkb:Major_General_Ulysses_S._Grant
significant military engagement |
| gptkbp:awards |
Union gained momentum
|
| gptkbp:battle |
Siege of Vicksburg
Battle of Champion Hill Union_forces_advanced_towards_Vicksburg |
| gptkbp:benefits |
Union gained strategic advantage
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Union casualties were approximately 200
Confederate_casualties_were_approximately_1,700 |
| gptkbp:celebrates |
not widely commemorated
|
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi gptkb:Lieutenant_General_John_C._Pemberton John C. Pemberton |
| gptkbp:date |
May 17, 1863
|
| gptkbp:fightingStyle |
engagement
|
| gptkbp:followedBy |
Siege of Vicksburg
|
| gptkbp:future_plans |
capture_Vicksburg
|
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
analyzed for military strategy
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
varied interpretations by historians
pivotal_moment_in_the_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:historicalContext |
context of the Civil War battles
part_of_the_American_Civil_War |
| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
preserved in historical records
part_of_the_larger_Civil_War_narrative |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
documented in military archives
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Union victory at Big Black River Bridge
|
| gptkbp:impact |
contributed_to_the_Union's_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
|
| gptkbp:involved |
gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army |
| gptkbp:is_a_source_of |
historical accounts
battle reports |
| gptkbp:is_part_of |
Vicksburg Campaign
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
remains_a_notable_event_in_Civil_War_history
part_of_the_narrative_of_Union_victories |
| gptkbp:location |
Big_Black_River,_Mississippi
|
| gptkbp:militaryRank |
demonstrated_Union_superiority
|
| gptkbp:outcome |
decisive Union victory
|
| gptkbp:predecessor |
Battle of Port Gibson
|
| gptkbp:result |
Union_forces_defeated_Confederate_forces
|
| gptkbp:significance |
part of the Vicksburg Campaign
|
| gptkbp:strategicGoals |
opened_the_way_for_the_siege_of_Vicksburg
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
Big Black River Bridge
challenging conditions for both sides |
| gptkbp:tactics |
artillery bombardment
flanking maneuver infantry assault |