Overland Campaign

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American Civil War campaign military campaign

The Overland Campaign was a major series of brutal Civil War battles in Virginia in 1864, pitting Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in a relentless war of attrition.

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Label	Occurrences
Overland Campaign canonical	130
Battles of the Overland Campaign	2
Grant’s Overland Campaign	1
Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65	1
Overland Campaign (1864)	1
Overland Campaign (participation)	1
Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg Campaign	1
Overland Campaign of 1864	1
Overland Campaign theater area	1

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Target entity: Overland Campaign
Context triple: [James Longstreet, participantIn, Overland Campaign]

A. Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was the final series of military operations in the American Civil War that led to the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865.
B. Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
C. Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major American Civil War engagement in 1863 in Virginia, noted for Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s audacious and tactically brilliant victory over a much larger Union force.
D. Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
E. Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Overland Campaign
Target entity description: The Overland Campaign was a major series of brutal Civil War battles in Virginia in 1864, pitting Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in a relentless war of attrition.

A. Appomattox Campaign
The Appomattox Campaign was the final series of military operations in the American Civil War that led to the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in April 1865.
B. Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
C. Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major American Civil War engagement in 1863 in Virginia, noted for Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s audacious and tactically brilliant victory over a much larger Union force.
D. Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
E. Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Grant’s Overland Campaign ⓘ linked to: Overland Campaign Overland Campaign of 1864 ⓘ linked to: Overland Campaign
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) ⓘ linked to: United States of America
casualtiesAndLosses	tens of thousands on each side ⓘ
characterizedBy	continuous combat ⓘ high casualties ⓘ trench warfare elements ⓘ
commander	George G. Meade ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApproximate	over 30,000 ⓘ
conflictIn	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endDate	1864-06-24 ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
grantRole	first major campaign as general-in-chief of all Union armies ⓘ
includesBattle	Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ Battle of Totopotomoy Creek ⓘ Battle of the North Anna ⓘ linked to: Battle of North Anna Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
leeRole	defensive commander attempting to protect Richmond and his army ⓘ
location	Virginia ⓘ
notableEvent	Grant’s decision to move south after the Battle of the Wilderness instead of retreating ⓘ massive frontal assaults at Cold Harbor ⓘ prolonged fighting at the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
objective	capture Richmond, Virginia ⓘ defeat Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
opponent	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Army of the Potomac ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy	Brandy Station winter encampment of 1863–1864 ⓘ linked to: Brandy Station Battlefield Park
primaryConfederateArmy	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionArmy	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
result	Confederate tactical successes in several battles ⓘ Union strategic victory ⓘ
significance	contributed directly to the eventual fall of Richmond ⓘ depleted the Army of Northern Virginia’s manpower ⓘ marked a shift to total war and continuous pressure on Confederate forces ⓘ
startDate	1864-05-04 ⓘ
strategy	war of attrition ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApproximate	over 50,000 ⓘ
year	1864 ⓘ

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Referenced by (139)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Longstreet → participantIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Army of Northern Virginia → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → precededBy → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Winfield Scott Hancock → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Philip Sheridan → notableWork → Overland Campaign (participation) ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

From Manassas to Appomattox → describesEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

J.E.B. Stuart → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Union Army → notableCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Overland Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Grant’s Overland Campaign ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

Overland Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Overland Campaign of 1864 ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

Sam Grant → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Valley Campaigns of 1864 → partOf → Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65 ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → notableCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Texas Infantry → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Texas Infantry → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

George G. Meade → battle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

44th New York Infantry → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject linked to: Major General Jubal A. Early

Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond → relatedEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

A.P. Hill → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richard S. Ewell → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Francis Channing Barlow → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject linked to: Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow

Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Cold Harbor → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → campaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → category → Battles of the Overland Campaign ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → precededBy → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Massachusetts Cavalry → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Crater → partOf → Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ

linked to: Overland Campaign

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Fredericksburg National Cemetery → commemorates → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richmond defenses → associatedCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Wilderness (Virginia woodland) → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject linked to: dense woodland known as the Wilderness

Fitzhugh Lee → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richmond National Battlefield Park → significantEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

John B. Gordon → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Trevilian Station → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Federal Army → significantBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Northern Army → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Rapidan River → associatedWithBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Wilderness Battlefield → campaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

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