Union victory at Nashville

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Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:aftermath Union_forces_pursued_Confederate_retreat
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Major_General_George_H._Thomas
Defensive positions and counterattacks
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Battle_of_Nashville
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 3,061
Confederate_casualties_approximately_4,500
gptkbp:celebrates Remembered_in_Civil_War_history
gptkbp:climate Cold and rainy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederate_Army
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_A._Logan
Brigadier_General_James_B._Steedman
Brigadier_General_Thomas_J._Wood
Lieutenant_General_John_Bell_Hood
Lieutenant_General_Stephen_D._Lee
Major_General_Benjamin_F._Cheatham
gptkbp:controversy Discussions on military tactics used
gptkbp:culturalHeritage Featured_in_Civil_War_literature
gptkbp:date December 15–16, 1864
gptkbp:education Taught_in_American_history_classes
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of railroads for troop movement
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Union_occupation_of_Nashville
gptkbp:future_plans Weakened_Confederate_Army_in_the_West
gptkbp:hasArtStyle Memorials_erected_in_Nashville
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied by military historians
gptkbp:historical_significance Turning_point_in_the_Western_Theater
gptkbp:historicalContext Part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign
gptkbp:historicalRecords Preserved in archives and libraries
Part_of_the_larger_narrative_of_the_Civil_War.
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Documented in military records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union victory at Nashville
gptkbp:impact Displacement of local populations
Strengthened_Union_control_in_the_South
gptkbp:influence Strengthened_Northern_resolve
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future military campaigns
Conducted_by_Civil_War_enthusiasts
gptkbp:location gptkb:Nashville,_Tennessee
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Documentaries and films
gptkbp:militaryRank Weakened by previous battles
Superior numbers and artillery
gptkbp:number_of_teams Approximately 30,000 Confederate troops
Approximately 55,000 Union troops
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Franklin
gptkbp:public_perception Seen as a key victory for the Union
gptkbp:result Decisive Union victory
gptkbp:significance Led_to_the_end_of_Confederate_resistance_in_Tennessee
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_Nashville
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuver
Offensive attacks to break Union lines
Destruction_of_Confederate_forces