Morton’s Ford

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Morton’s Ford is a historic river crossing on the Rapidan River in Virginia, notable for its strategic role during the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic location
historic river crossing
associatedWithBattle Battle of Morton’s Ford
associatedWithMilitaryCampaign Overland Campaign theater area
linked to: Overland Campaign
controlledByAtVariousTimes Confederate Army
Union Army
country United States
crosses Rapidan River
currentStatus historic site
eraOfPrimarySignificance 1861–1865
hasHeritageValue Civil War battlefield landscape
hasNameOrigin named after a local family or landowner with surname Morton (uncertain)
hasStrategicRoleIn American Civil War
historicalPeriod American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
isOfType ford
locatedIn United States
Virginia
locatedInCounty Orange County, Virginia
locatedInRegion Central Virginia
linked to: central Virginia
locatedNear Culpeper County, Virginia
locatedOnRiver Rapidan River
nearbyTown Culpeper, Virginia
linked to: Town of Culpeper

Orange, Virginia
notableFor strategic river crossing during the American Civil War
partOfDefensiveLine Rapidan River defensive line
region Piedmont region of Virginia
sawMajorActionOnDate February 6, 1864
state Virginia
strategicFunction crossing point for troop movements
potential invasion route between Union and Confederate territories
usedBy Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
usedDuringConflict American Civil War
wasFrontierBetween Confederate forces
Union forces
watercourse Rapidan River

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Rapidan River hasCrossing Morton’s Ford