McNeill's Rangers

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:associatedAct sabotage
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:John_S._Mosby
Confederate_guerilla_warfare
gptkbp:awardedBy local intelligence
gptkbp:context Civil War irregular warfare
gptkbp:currentStatus surprise attacks
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:Civil_War
1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn railroads
raids
gptkbp:formed 1861
partisan unit
gptkbp:foughtAgainst Union forces
gptkbp:foughtIn gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:hasImpactOn local communities
gptkbp:hasRole local resistance
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_Confederate_irregular_warfare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label McNeill's Rangers
gptkbp:influenced Civil War battles
gptkbp:influencedBy local politics
local geography
gptkbp:involvedCountries Union cavalry
gptkbp:involvedIn skirmishes
Union_forces_in_West_Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:McNeill's_Raiders
guerrilla tactics
hit-and-run tactics
hit-and-run raids
skirmishes with Union troops
disrupting Union operations
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_McNeill
gptkbp:notable_alumni John_McNeill's_strategies
gptkbp:notableFor guerilla warfare
gptkbp:operatedBy northern_Virginia
gptkbp:operates Confederate_command
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:operationalStatus Confederate_generals
gptkbp:participatedIn Battle of Moorefield
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Confederate_leadership
military effectiveness
gptkbp:region gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley
gptkbp:targets Union supply lines
gptkbp:typeOf partisan ranger unit
gptkbp:uses ambushes
gptkbp:utilizes terrain
local support