the Battle of Fredericksburg
GPTKB entity
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:battle
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
demoralization of Union troops
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| gptkbp:casualties |
approximately 18,000
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:General_Ambrose_Burnside
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee |
| gptkbp:commemorated_by |
gptkb:historical_markers
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| gptkbp:date |
December 11-15, 1862
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
failed frontal assaults by Union forces
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
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| gptkbp:fought_against |
December 11, 1862 and December 15, 1862
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| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
examined for military strategy lessons
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
part of the 1862 Northern Virginia Campaign
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| gptkbp:historical_debate |
impact on public opinion
analysis of casualty rates lessons learned for future engagements Union Army's strategic mistakes analysis of Confederate tactics comparison to other Civil War battles effect on civilian population of Fredericksburg effect on morale of both armies effectiveness of Burnside's leadership impact on military leadership changes long-term consequences for the Civil War role of logistics in the battle role of terrain in the battle |
| gptkbp:historical_event |
Union Army's failure to capture Fredericksburg
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
increased support for the Confederacy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Battle of Fredericksburg
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| gptkbp:legacy |
considered a turning point in the Civil War
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:media_appearances |
depicted in various films and literature
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| gptkbp:military_strategy |
defensive positions by Confederates
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Marye's_Heights
Sunken Road |
| gptkbp:number_of_soldiers_engaged |
approximately 200,000
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
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| gptkbp:primary_source |
official reports
newspaper articles diaries of participants letters from soldiers photographs of the battlefield |
| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Battle_of_Marye's_Heights
gptkb:Battle_of_Salem_Church |
| gptkbp:result |
Confederate victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
high casualties for Union forces
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
control of the Rappahannock River
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| gptkbp:weather_conditions |
cold and muddy
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Union_Army gptkb:Daniel_Sickles gptkb:the_Union_Army |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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