Cavalry Division at the Battle of Gettysburg
GPTKB entity
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Cavalry
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| gptkbp:after_action_report |
Detailed accounts of engagements
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
Reorganization of Union cavalry
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
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| gptkbp:commanded |
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_Buford
|
| gptkbp:contributed_to |
Union's strategic advantage
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| gptkbp:date |
July 1-3, 1863
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| gptkbp:engaged_in |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:engagement |
Cavalry engagement
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| gptkbp:famous_for |
Holding off Confederate forces
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| gptkbp:fought_against |
gptkb:Union_Army
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| gptkbp:fought_in |
gptkb:Gettysburg_Campaign
gptkb:Mc_Pherson's_Ridge gptkb:Seminary_Ridge gptkb:Oak_Ridge Culps Hill |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
Military historians' studies
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
Confederate cavalry tactics
Military leadership in the Civil War Civil War cavalry operations Cavalry's role in flanking maneuvers Cavalry's role in reconnaissance Cavalry's role in support of infantry Union cavalry strategy Impact on future cavalry engagements Cavalry's evolution during the war Cavalry's role in delaying tactics Cavalry's role in the Gettysburg Campaign Role of cavalry in the Civil War Significance of cavalry in battles |
| gptkbp:historical_impact |
Influenced cavalry tactics in future battles
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| gptkbp:historical_period |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Turning point in the Civil War
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| gptkbp:historical_source |
gptkb:Official_Records_of_the_War_of_the_Rebellion
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cavalry Division at the Battle of Gettysburg
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
Previous cavalry battles
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| gptkbp:is_supported_by |
Infantry units
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| gptkbp:legacy |
Cavalry tactics in the Civil War
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Skirmish_at_Mc_Pherson's_Ridge
Reconnaissance missions Counterattacks against Confederates Defense of Gettysburg Engagement at Oak Ridge |
| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:John_Buford
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| gptkbp:objective |
Delay Confederate advance
Hold the high ground |
| gptkbp:operational_use |
Flanking maneuvers
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| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
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| gptkbp:primary_role |
Reconnaissance
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| gptkbp:result |
gptkb:Union_victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
First Day of Battle
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| gptkbp:strategic_importance |
Control of key terrain
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| gptkbp:strength |
Approximately 2,000 troops
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| gptkbp:subordinate_units |
Cavalry regiments
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| gptkbp:tactics |
Dismounted skirmishing
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:General_Alfred_Pleasonton
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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