Grierson's Raid

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military operation
gptkbp:aftermath increased Union control in the region
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_Benjamin_Grierson
gptkbp:date April 1863
gptkbp:duration 16 days
gptkbp:established gptkb:Colonel_Benjamin_Grierson
gptkbp:historical_significance influenced future military tactics
demonstrated effectiveness of cavalry
boosted_Union_morale
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Grierson's Raid
gptkbp:involved gptkb:1st_Mississippi_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Virginia_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Alabama_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Pennsylvania_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Florida_Cavalry
gptkb:4th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_South_Carolina_Cavalry
gptkb:6th_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:2nd_Iowa_Cavalry
gptkb:1st_Illinois_Cavalry
gptkb:3rd_Illinois_Cavalry
1st Missouri Cavalry
1st New Jersey Cavalry
1st Ohio Cavalry
1st New York Cavalry
1st Arkansas Cavalry
1st Texas Cavalry
1st Michigan Cavalry
1st North Carolina Cavalry
1st Tennessee Cavalry
1st Georgia Cavalry
1,700 Union cavalry
1st Indiana Cavalry
1st Kentucky Cavalry
1st Louisiana Cavalry
1st Wisconsin Cavalry
7th Illinois Cavalry
gptkbp:location gptkb:Mississippi
gptkbp:notable_event destruction of supplies
burning of railroads
capture_of_Confederate_prisoners
gptkbp:outcome successful cavalry raid
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:related_to Vicksburg Campaign
gptkbp:resultedIn disruption_of_Confederate_communications
gptkbp:scope disrupt_Confederate_supply_lines