Battle of Kernstown

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces withdrew
gptkbp:casualties approximately 1,000
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:General_Nathaniel_P._Banks
gptkbp:commemorated_by reenactments
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature and art
gptkbp:date March 23, 1862
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Mc_Dowell
gptkbp:historical_context part of Jackson's Valley Campaign
gptkbp:historical_debate interpretations of victory
gptkbp:historical_records gptkb:Public_Library
gptkb:Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance marked the beginning of a series of engagements in the Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Kernstown
gptkbp:influenced_by previous battles in the region
gptkbp:legacy considered a tactical victory for the Union
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kernstown,_Virginia
gptkbp:memorials gptkb:Kernstown_Battlefield_Park
gptkbp:military_strategy defensive positions
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:1st_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:5th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:10th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:11th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:12th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:13th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:14th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:15th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:16th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:17th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:18th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:19th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Maryland_Infantry
gptkb:20th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Massachusetts_Infantry
gptkb:4th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:6th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:7th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:8th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:9th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Maryland_Infantry
gptkb:2nd_Virginia_Infantry
gptkb:8th_Ohio_Infantry
gptkb:5th_Virginia_Infantry
gptkb:Stonewall_Brigade
gptkb:2nd_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_New_Hampshire_Infantry
gptkb:12th_New_Jersey_Infantry
gptkb:1st_New_Jersey_Cavalry
gptkb:11th_Pennsylvania_Infantry
gptkb:3rd_New_Jersey_Infantry
gptkb:3rd_Wisconsin_Infantry
gptkb:5th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:6th_Wisconsin_Infantry
gptkb:7th_Indiana_Infantry
gptkb:1st_Michigan_Cavalry
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:outcome boosted Union morale
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
reports from commanders
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Cross_Keys
gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Republic
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance first major battle in the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:strategic_goals control of the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:strategic_importance disrupted Confederate plans
gptkbp:tactics_used flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:terrain hilly and wooded
gptkbp:weather_conditions rainy and muddy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4