Harrison’s Landing, Virginia

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Harrison’s Landing, Virginia is a historic James River plantation area in Charles City County that served as a major Union Army encampment and logistical base during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic site
plantation
unincorporated community
associatedWithDocument McClellan’s Harrison’s Landing letter to Abraham Lincoln
associatedWithEvent Harrison’s Landing Orders
associatedWithPerson Abraham Lincoln
George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan
commandingGeneralPresent George B. McClellan
linked to: George McClellan
country United States
county Charles City County, Virginia
geographicFeatureType river landing
hasCurrentUse rural residential and agricultural area
hasHeritageStatus historic plantation area
hasLandUseHistory agricultural plantation
hasNameOrigin named for the Harrison family plantations on the James River
historicalEra American Civil War era
linked to: American Civil War
locatedBetween Richmond, Virginia
Williamsburg, Virginia
linked to: Williamsburg
locatedIn Charles City County, Virginia
locatedInCountrySubdivision Charles City County, Virginia
locatedInRegion Virginia Peninsula
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedOnRiver James River
locatedSoutheastOf Richmond, Virginia
militaryTheater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
nearbySettlement Berkeley Plantation
City Point, Virginia
Westover Plantation
partOf James River plantation belt
servedAs Union headquarters area
Union medical evacuation point
Union staging area
major Union supply base
state Virginia
strategicRole defensive base after Seven Days Battles
secure river-based supply line for Union forces
transportModeUsed James River gunboats
Union supply steamers
usedAs Union Army encampment
logistical base
usedAsCamp summer 1862
usedByMilitaryForce Army of the Potomac
Union Army
usedDuringCampaign Peninsula Campaign
usedDuringConflict American Civil War

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Battle of Malvern Hill associatedPlace Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
White House plantation nearbySettlement White House Landing, Virginia
linked to: Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
Taps firstUsedAt Harrison's Landing, Virginia
subject linked to: bugle call "Taps"
linked to: Harrison’s Landing, Virginia