Battle of Tom's Brook

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath Union control of the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:casualties Union casualties approximately 200
Confederate casualties approximately 400
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commander gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_Thomas_L._Rosser
effective Union command structure
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired local historical societies
gptkbp:date October 1864
October 9, 1864
gptkbp:education taught in American history classes
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Waynesboro
gptkbp:historical_analysis examined in Civil War studies
gptkbp:historical_context Civil War battles in Virginia
gptkbp:historical_documentation recorded in military archives
gptkbp:historical_event Union tactical advantage
gptkbp:historical_significance demonstrated effectiveness of Union cavalry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Tom's Brook
gptkbp:involved_forces gptkb:Union_cavalry_divisions
Confederate cavalry brigades
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in historical markers in Virginia
gptkbp:is_engaged_in skirmish
gptkbp:legacy part of the narrative of Union victories in 1864
gptkbp:location gptkb:Tom's_Brook,_Virginia
gptkbp:military_strategy pursuit of retreating Confederate forces
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Front_Royal
gptkb:Battle_of_New_Market
gptkb:Battle_of_Winchester
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:General_Alfred_Torbert
gptkb:General_George_A._Custer
gptkbp:objective disrupt Confederate operations
gptkbp:outcome Union forces pushed back Confederate cavalry
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley_Campaign
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkbp:primary_source historical analyses
diaries of participants
letters from soldiers
battlefield reports
documentaries on the Civil War
books on the Shenandoah Valley Campaign
gptkbp:result gptkb:Union_victory
gptkbp:retirement_year contributed to Union victory in the Shenandoah Valley
gptkbp:significance disruption of Confederate supply lines
gptkbp:strategic_importance part of the larger context of the American Civil War
gptkbp:tactics gptkb:cavalry_charges
flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type cavalry battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4