11th Virginia Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:active_years 1861-1865
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Confederate_States
gptkbp:battle gptkb:Confederate_battle_flag
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Cavalry
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved End of the Civil War
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Five_Forks
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:equipment Saddle and horse gear
gptkbp:formation_date 1861
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the Confederate cavalry operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 11th Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern cavalry tactics
gptkbp:motto “ The Old Dominion”
gptkbp:nickname “ Mosby's Rangers”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:J._E._B._Stuart
gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:George_S._Patton
gptkb:William_H._F._Lee
gptkbp:notable_move Intelligence gathering missions
Disruption of Union communications
Ambushes against Union forces
Capture of Union prisoners
Raid on Union supply lines
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:recruitment Virginia residents
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance
Skirmishing
Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:size gptkb:Regiment
gptkbp:state gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:guerrilla_warfare
gptkbp:uniform Gray uniforms
gptkbp:unit_type Mounted infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeb_Stuart_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6