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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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gptkbp:aftermath
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Union occupation of Memphis
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gptkbp:casualties
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Union casualties approximately 100
Confederate casualties approximately 500
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gptkbp:combatants
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gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Charles_H._Davis
gptkb:John_Mc_Clernand_Jr.
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gptkbp:cultural_impact
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Influence on literature and film
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gptkbp:date
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June 6, 1862
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:historical_context
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Naval warfare in the Civil War
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Opened the Mississippi River to Union forces
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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the Battle of Memphis
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Donelson
gptkb:Battle_of_Fort_Henry
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials in Memphis
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gptkbp:legacy
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Impact on African American communities in Memphis
Memphis as a strategic port
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee
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gptkbp:media_coverage
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Newspapers of the time reported extensively
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gptkbp:military_strategy
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Disruption of Confederate supply lines
Control of key waterways
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gptkbp:notable_battle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Memphis_(1864)
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gptkbp:notable_figures
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gptkb:Admiral_David_Farragut
gptkb:General_William_Tecumseh_Sherman
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gptkbp:outcome
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Union control of the city
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Shiloh
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gptkbp:primary_source
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gptkb:Documentaries
Historical analyses
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Battle_of_New_Orleans
gptkb:Siege_of_Vicksburg
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gptkbp:result
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gptkb:Union_victory
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gptkbp:significance
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Control of the Mississippi River
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gptkbp:strategic_importance
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Secured Union supply lines
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gptkbp:succeeded_by
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gptkb:Battle_of_Chattanooga
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gptkbp:tactics
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Naval bombardment
Land assault
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Massachusetts_soldiers
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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