victory at Vicksburg

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Army_of_the_Tennessee
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted_Union_morale
gptkbp:campaigns Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:casualties Total of about 77,000
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Vicksburg_National_Military_Park
Educational programs
Annual reenactments
Historical markers
Monuments and memorials
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkb:Army_of_Mississippi
gptkbp:consequences Split the Confederacy
gptkbp:cultural_impact Historical reenactments
Inspiration for literature
Commemorative events
Inspiration for songs
Inspiration for films
gptkbp:date July 4, 1863
gptkbp:duration 47 days
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln
gptkb:William_Tecumseh_Sherman
gptkb:Jefferson_Davis
gptkb:P.G.T._Beauregard
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Official reports
Military orders
After-action reports
Newspaper articles
Letters from soldiers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label victory at Vicksburg
gptkbp:impact Turning_point_in_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:location gptkb:Vicksburg,_Mississippi
gptkbp:opposedBy John C. Pemberton
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:relatedEvent Battle of Jackson
Battle of Champion Hill
gptkbp:resultedIn surrender_of_Confederate_forces
gptkbp:significance Union_control_of_the_Mississippi_River
gptkbp:tactics Blockade
Encirclement
Siege warfare
Artillery bombardment
Trench_warfare