Battle of Rich Mountain
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The Battle of Rich Mountain was an early American Civil War engagement in western Virginia in July 1861 that helped secure Union control of the region and elevated several Union commanders’ reputations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Rich Mountain canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Battle of Rich Mountain Context triple: [William Rosecrans, notableBattle, Battle of Rich Mountain]
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Battle of Cross Keys
The Battle of Cross Keys was an American Civil War engagement in June 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Richard S. Ewell repelled a Union attack as part of Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley operations.
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Battle of Mill Creek Gap
The Battle of Mill Creek Gap was an 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces probed and attacked Confederate defensive positions near Dalton, Georgia, as part of General William T. Sherman’s advance into the Deep South.
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Battle of Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown was a minor but strategically important American Civil War engagement in September 1862, marking the Confederate rearguard action as Robert E. Lee’s army withdrew across the Potomac River after the Maryland Campaign.
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Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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Battle of Munfordville
The Battle of Munfordville was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in which Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg captured a Union garrison guarding a key railroad and river crossing in Kentucky.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Rich Mountain Target entity description: The Battle of Rich Mountain was an early American Civil War engagement in western Virginia in July 1861 that helped secure Union control of the region and elevated several Union commanders’ reputations.
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A.
Battle of Cross Keys
The Battle of Cross Keys was an American Civil War engagement in June 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Richard S. Ewell repelled a Union attack as part of Stonewall Jackson’s Shenandoah Valley operations.
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B.
Battle of Mill Creek Gap
The Battle of Mill Creek Gap was an 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces probed and attacked Confederate defensive positions near Dalton, Georgia, as part of General William T. Sherman’s advance into the Deep South.
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C.
Battle of Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown was a minor but strategically important American Civil War engagement in September 1862, marking the Confederate rearguard action as Robert E. Lee’s army withdrew across the Potomac River after the Maryland Campaign.
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Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
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E.
Battle of Munfordville
The Battle of Munfordville was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in which Confederate forces under General Braxton Bragg captured a Union garrison guarding a key railroad and river crossing in Kentucky.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| associatedFortification | Camp Garnett ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignObjective | secure control of western Virginia for the Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett
ⓘ
Brigadier General William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to:
William Rosecrans
Major General George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
|
| ConfederateCasualties | approximately 300 killed, wounded, and captured ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
Robert S. Garnett
ⓘ
linked to:
Brigadier General Robert S. Garnett
|
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 1,300–1,400 troops ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countyAtTime | Randolph County, Virginia ⓘ |
| date | July 11, 1861 ⓘ |
| earlyWar | yes ⓘ |
| engagementType | land battle ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Corrick’s Ford ⓘ |
| GarnettDistinction |
Robert S. Garnett was the first general officer killed in the American Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert S. Garnett
|
| GarnettFate | Robert S. Garnett was killed the next day at Corrick’s Ford ⓘ |
| location |
Rich Mountain, Randolph County, western Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Rich Mountain Battlefield
near Beverly, western Virginia ⓘ |
| McClellanPromotionConsequence | contributed to McClellan’s appointment to command the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| modernCounty | Randolph County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
elevated George B. McClellan’s national reputation
ⓘ
enhanced William S. Rosecrans’s reputation ⓘ |
| partOf | Operations in Western Virginia of 1861 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Philippi ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation |
West Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
West Virginia
|
| preservedSite | Rich Mountain Battlefield ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateForce | Army of the Northwest ⓘ |
| primaryUnionArmy |
Army of Occupation (Union)
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Occupation
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| relatedEvent | Union campaign to protect the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in western Virginia ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| stateAtTime |
Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia
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| strategicConsequence |
contributed to the eventual creation of the state of West Virginia
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helped secure Union control of western Virginia ⓘ |
| tacticalAction | Union flank attack led by William S. Rosecrans ⓘ |
| tacticalResult | Confederate defensive position at Camp Garnett turned ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | Rich Mountain pass ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Virginia Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
|
| timePeriod | early phase of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | approximately 46 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
George B. McClellan
ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
William S. Rosecrans ⓘ
linked to:
William Rosecrans
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| UnionStrength | approximately 6,000 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Rich Mountain Description of subject: The Battle of Rich Mountain was an early American Civil War engagement in western Virginia in July 1861 that helped secure Union control of the region and elevated several Union commanders’ reputations.
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