Mine Run Campaign

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The Mine Run Campaign was a late-1863 Union offensive in Virginia during the American Civil War, in which General George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac maneuvered against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia but ultimately withdrew without a major battle.

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Label Occurrences
Mine Run Campaign canonical 13
Mine Run 1
Mine Run Operation 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign
alsoKnownAs Mine Run Operation
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America
United States (Union)
campaignOutcome failure of Union offensive plan
casualtiesLevel relatively low compared to major battles of 1863
commander George G. Meade
Robert E. Lee
confederateCommanderRank General
conflictType Union offensive operation
country United States
endDate 1863-12-02
followedBy Overland Campaign
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War
historicalSignificance demonstrated Meade's caution after Gettysburg
set stage for Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign
location Virginia
majorBattleOccurred no
militaryBranch Confederate Army
Union Army
namedAfter Mine Run
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
notableEngagement Battle of Payne's Farm
opposingForce Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac
partOf American Civil War
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
precededBy Bristoe Campaign
primaryConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia
primaryRiverOrStream Mine Run
Rapidan River
primaryUnionArmy Army of the Potomac
reasonForUnionWithdrawal strong Confederate fortifications
unfavorable tactical situation
result Union withdrawal
inconclusive
season late autumn 1863
startDate 1863-11-26
state Virginia
strategicObjective force Robert E. Lee out of his defensive positions
turn the Confederate right flank
tacticalCharacteristic limited direct assaults
maneuver campaign
theater Virginia theater of operations
linked to: Eastern Theater
unionCommanderRank Major General
year 1863

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Battle of the Wilderness precededBy Mine Run Campaign
Union Army campaigns hasPart Mine Run Campaign
Rapidan River associatedWithBattle Mine Run Campaign
Battle of Rappahannock Station followedBy Mine Run Campaign
Union III Corps engagedAt Mine Run Campaign
Bristoe Campaign before Mine Run Campaign
Bristoe Campaign followedBy Mine Run Campaign
Early's Division campaign Mine Run Campaign
Mine Run Campaign alsoKnownAs Mine Run Operation
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
Mine Run Campaign namedAfter Mine Run
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
Campaigns of the American Civil War hasPart Mine Run Campaign
Germanna Ford usedInCampaign Mine Run Campaign
Ely’s Ford usedInCampaign Mine Run Campaign