Battle of Moorefield

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_C._Mc_Causland
gptkb:1st_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:General_John_Mc_Causland
gptkbp:aftermath Boosted Union morale
Increased Union control in West Virginia
gptkbp:casualties Union: 200
Confederate: 400
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_William_W._Averell
gptkb:General_John_Mc_Causland
gptkbp:date July 9, 1864
gptkbp:depicted_in Historical novels
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Opequon
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Valley Campaigns of 1864
gptkbp:historical_significance Part of the larger campaign in the Shenandoah Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Moorefield
gptkbp:influenced_by Previous battles in the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:intelligence Union scouts
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:27th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:23rd_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:10th_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:22nd_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:33rd_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:13th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:15th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:19th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:39th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:8th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:9th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_West_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:11th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:12th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:4th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:18th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:35th_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:25th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:31st_New_York_Cavalry
gptkb:17th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:29th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:37th_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:21st_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:14th_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:32nd_Ohio_Cavalry
gptkb:8th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Virginia_Cavalry
16th Ohio Cavalry
6th Ohio Cavalry
24th Ohio Cavalry
36th Ohio Cavalry
40th Ohio Cavalry
7th Pennsylvania Cavalry
26th Pennsylvania Cavalry
30th Pennsylvania Cavalry
34th Pennsylvania Cavalry
38th Pennsylvania Cavalry
20th Ohio Cavalry
28th Ohio Cavalry
5th West Virginia Cavalry
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical markers
gptkbp:is_featured_in Civil War documentaries
gptkbp:is_known_for Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:landscape Hilly and wooded
gptkbp:location Moorefield, West Virginia
gptkbp:logistics Supply issues for Confederates
gptkbp:notable_event Raid on Confederate supply trains
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
gptkbp:primary_source Official reports
Historical analyses
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance Disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type cavalry engagement
gptkbp:weather_conditions Clear skies