Battle of Rich Mountain

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battlefield_of_Philippi
gptkbp:aftermath Union forces pursued Confederate retreat
gptkbp:casualties Confederacy: 200
Union: 50
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:political_organization
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_S._Rosecrans
General John Pegram
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired literature
depicted in films
commemorated in monuments
subject of historical reenactments
taught in military history courses
gptkbp:date July 11, 1861
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cheat_Mountain
gptkbp:historical_context part of the early campaigns of the Civil War
gptkbp:historical_significance boosted Union morale
demonstrated effectiveness of Union leadership
influenced subsequent military engagements
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Rich Mountain
gptkbp:landscape mountainous region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Randolph_County,_West_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy concentration of forces
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:outcome disruption of Confederate plans
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Philippi
gptkbp:primary_source gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
Newspaper articles
Military reports
Eyewitness accounts
Letters from soldiers
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Greenbrier_River
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
Battle of Camp Allegheny
Battle of Laurel Hill
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:significance opened the way for Union forces into western Virginia
gptkbp:strategic_importance Union control of western Virginia
gptkbp:tactics flanking maneuver