Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac

GPTKB entity

Statements (42)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagements Over 100 engagements
gptkbp:established 1863
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Culpeper,_Virginia
gptkbp:historical_significance Contributed to Union victories
Served as a model for future cavalry units
Engaged in significant cavalry battles
Influenced tactics in cavalry warfare
Provided mobility to the Union Army
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern cavalry tactics
Contributed to the development of military doctrine
Part of the larger narrative of the Civil War
Represented the evolution of cavalry in warfare
Symbol of Union cavalry effectiveness
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Trevilian_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Brandy_Station
gptkb:Battle_of_Yellow_Tavern
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:George_A._Custer
gptkb:Alfred_Pleasonton
gptkb:Wesley_Merritt
gptkb:David_Mc_Murtrie_Gregg
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:role Reconnaissance
Flanking maneuvers
Pursuit of retreating forces
Screening the army
gptkbp:size gptkb:Division
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cavalry_Corps_of_the_Army_of_the_Shenandoah
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_White_Oak_Road
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5