Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:J.E.B._Stuart
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:Surrender_of_Confederate_forces
End_of_the_Civil_War
Reorganization_of_Confederate_army
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
Battle of Chancellorsville
gptkbp:formed 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Civil War tactics
Impact on Union forces
Confederate_cavalry_operations
Leadership_of_J.E.B._Stuart
Role_in_Confederate_strategy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavalry Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor Raids
Flanking maneuvers
Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Fitzhugh_Lee
gptkb:John_S._Mosby
gptkb:J.E.B._Stuart
gptkb:Wade_Hampton_III
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Raid_on_Richmond
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Five Forks
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cavalry_Division_of_the_Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:tactics Ambushes
Skirmishing
Intelligence gathering
Picketing
Cavalry charges
Hit-and-run attacks
Supply line disruption
Flanking attacks
Protecting supply lines
Engaging in reconnaissance missions
Counter-reconnaissance
Disrupting enemy communications
Raiding enemy supply depots
Screening operations
Securing flanks