Battle of Corrick's Ford

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union_control_of_western_Virginia
gptkbp:battle Battle of Philippi
Battle of Rich Mountain
gptkbp:casualties Union: 50
Confederacy: 100
gptkbp:celebrates Historical markers
Civil War reenactments
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_Robert_S._Garnett
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Thomas_A._Morris
gptkbp:date July 13, 1861
gptkbp:depicts Books
Films
Documentaries
gptkbp:foughtIn July 1861
gptkbp:future_plans Control of the region
gptkbp:historical_analysis Studied in military history courses
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced subsequent military strategies
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_early_campaigns_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords Local newspapers
Personal letters
Military archives
Diaries of soldiers
Military correspondence
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Corrick's Ford
gptkbp:impact Local communities
Civil War strategies
gptkbp:influenced Weather conditions
Supply lines
Geography of the region
Leadership decisions
gptkbp:involved 1,500 Union troops
2,000 Confederate troops
gptkbp:is_a_source_of Official reports
Eyewitness accounts
gptkbp:legacy Influenced local history
gptkbp:location gptkb:Corrick's_Ford,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event First battle in the region
gptkbp:outcome Confederate_retreat
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle in West Virginia
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
Artillery fire
Infantry charges
Ambush_strategies