Union victory at Vicksburg

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Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted_Northern_morale
gptkbp:awards Union gained control of key transportation routes.
gptkbp:battle Part of the Siege of Vicksburg
gptkbp:campaigns Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:casualties Union: 4,835
Confederate:_32,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkb:Grant_and_Sherman
Defensive fortifications
gptkbp:cultural_impact Inspired literature and art
Severed supply lines
gptkbp:date July 4, 1863
gptkbp:defeated July 4, 1863
Unconditional surrender
gptkbp:electronic_warfare Use of trenches
gptkbp:famousQuote The_Father_of_Waters_again_goes_unvexed_to_the_sea.
gptkbp:historical_analysis Considered a major victory for the Union
gptkbp:historical_significance A decisive turning point
Gave Union a strategic advantage
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_larger_conflict_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords Documented_in_various_Civil_War_histories
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Letters and reports from the campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union victory at Vicksburg
gptkbp:impact Led_to_the_fall_of_Port_Hudson
Increased_support_for_the_war_in_the_North
gptkbp:influence Strengthened_Lincoln's_position
gptkbp:legacy Symbol of Union perseverance
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
gptkbp:logistics Supply_issues_for_Confederates
gptkbp:opposedBy John C. Pemberton
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Champion Hill
gptkbp:reputation Elevated_Grant's_status
Pemberton's_defeat_tarnished_his_record
gptkbp:resultedIn Union_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:significance Turning_point_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:tactics Encirclement
Siege warfare
gptkbp:team Divide and conquer