Battle of Dranesville

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted_Union_morale
gptkbp:casualties Union: 200
Confederacy: 300
gptkbp:climate Cold and rainy
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Confederacy
Union
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_Edward_O.C._Ord
gptkb:Brigadier_General_J.E.B._Stuart
gptkbp:culturalImpact Commemoration in local history
Influence_on_Civil_War_literature
gptkbp:date December 20, 1861
gptkbp:foughtIn December 1861
gptkbp:historicalContext Part_of_the_McClellan's_campaign
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Increased_Union_presence_in_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalResearch Ongoing studies
Military records
Eyewitness accounts
Primary source analysis
Archaeological investigations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Set the stage for future engagements
Demonstrated_Union_strength
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Dranesville
gptkbp:landscape Wooded area and open fields
gptkbp:legacy Influence on military tactics
Impact on Civil War strategy
Symbol of Union resilience
Part of Virginia's Civil War heritage
gptkbp:localEconomy Destruction of property
Displacement of local population
gptkbp:location gptkb:Dranesville,_Virginia
gptkbp:mediaAppearances Books
Films
Documentaries
gptkbp:militaryRank Defensive positions
Artillery support
gptkbp:nextStation Battle of the Ironclads
gptkbp:notable_event Reenactments
Anniversary ceremonies
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_B._McClellan
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:previousName Battle of Ball's Bluff
gptkbp:result Union victory
gptkbp:significance First major battle in Northern Virginia
gptkbp:skills Union: 5,000
Confederacy: 3,000
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Virginia_countryside
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers