Battle of Shepherdstown
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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 Shepherdstown canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Battle of Shepherdstown Context triple: [Battle of Antietam, followedBy, Battle of Shepherdstown]
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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Battle of White Marsh
The Battle of White Marsh was a late-1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which General George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British probing attacks near Philadelphia before going into winter quarters at Valley Forge.
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Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Shepherdstown Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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B.
Battle of White Marsh
The Battle of White Marsh was a late-1777 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in which General George Washington’s Continental Army repelled British probing attacks near Philadelphia before going into winter quarters at Valley Forge.
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C.
Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
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D.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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E.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Boteler’s Ford
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surface form:
Battle of Blackford’s Ford
Battle of Boteler’s Ford ⓘ |
| artilleryUsed | Confederate artillery on bluffs above Boteler’s Ford ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaignTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| casualties | heavy for size of engagement ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Northern Virginia
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Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| commander |
A.P. Hill
ⓘ
surface form:
A. P. Hill
Fitz John Porter ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Shepherdstown Battlefield ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApproximate | about 300 total (killed, wounded, missing) ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | to protect Army of Northern Virginia’s withdrawal from Maryland ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentState | West Virginia ⓘ |
| date | September 19–20, 1862 ⓘ |
| endDate | September 20, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | relative lull in operations in the Eastern Theater in late 1862 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of Shepherdstown Battlefield ⓘ |
| location |
Boteler’s Ford
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Potomac River ⓘ near Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, Virginia (now West Virginia), United States ⓘ |
| month | September 1862 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | severe losses of 5th New York Infantry during Union withdrawal ⓘ |
| notableUnit | 5th New York Infantry (Duryee’s Zouaves) ⓘ |
| partOf | Maryland Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate victory
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Union forces repulsed from Virginia side of Potomac ⓘ |
| riverCrossing | Potomac River ⓘ |
| startDate | September 19, 1862 ⓘ |
| stateAtTime | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
covered Confederate retreat from Maryland after the Battle of Antietam
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discouraged further Union pursuit into Virginia after Antietam ⓘ marked the end of the 1862 Maryland Campaign ⓘ |
| terrainFeature | high bluffs on Virginia side of Potomac ⓘ |
| type | rearguard action ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApproximate | about 360 total (killed, wounded, missing) ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | to destroy or capture Confederate rearguard and artillery across the Potomac ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Shepherdstown Description of subject: 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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