Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:military_siege
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Vicksburg_city
gptkb:Capture_of_Vicksburg |
| gptkbp:aftermath |
Split the Confederacy
|
| gptkbp:casualties |
Total casualties approximately 77,000
|
| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:John_C._Pemberton |
| gptkbp:conflict |
Confederate defeat
Union control of the Mississippi River Pemberton's surrender |
| gptkbp:date |
July 4, 1863
May 18, 1863 |
| gptkbp:defeated |
July 4, 1863
|
| gptkbp:defense_mechanism |
Vicksburg defenses
|
| gptkbp:diplomatic_relations |
Boosted Northern morale
|
| gptkbp:duration |
47 days
|
| gptkbp:event_type |
gptkb:military_siege
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
Involved the use of cavalry raids
Involved the use of deception tactics Involved the use of naval blockades Involved the use of telegraph for communication Involved the use of scouts and reconnaissance Involved the use of military intelligence Involved the use of espionage Involved the use of propaganda. Part of the Western Theater of the Civil War Involved the use of supply depots Followed the Battle of Gettysburg Involved civilian suffering Involved extensive trench warfare Involved naval operations on the Mississippi River Involved the construction of siege works Involved the use of artillery and bombardments Involved the use of artillery bombardment Involved the use of fortifications and earthworks Involved the use of infantry assaults Involved the use of medical care for the wounded Involved the use of mines and counter-mines Involved the use of railroads for logistics Involved the use of sharpshooters Involved the use of siege tactics Led to the fall of Port Hudson Significant for its psychological impact |
| gptkbp:historical_figure |
gptkb:James_B._Mc_Pherson
gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant gptkb:Joseph_E._Johnston gptkb:P._G._T._Beauregard gptkb:Colonel_William_Tecumseh_Sherman gptkb:John_C._Pemberton |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Turning point in the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Strategic location on the Mississippi River
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Vicksburg Siege
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
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| gptkbp:logistics |
Supply lines cut off
|
| gptkbp:military_strategy |
gptkb:Vicksburg_Campaign
|
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
|
| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
|
| gptkbp:significance |
Control of the Mississippi River
|
| gptkbp:tactics |
gptkb:military_siege
Encirclement |