The Black Horse Cavalry

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Confederate_cavalry
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:celebrates historical markers
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Colonel_John_S._Mosby
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Cedar_Creek
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Trevilian Station
gptkbp:featuredIn historical reenactments
gptkbp:formed 1859
gptkbp:hasMember volunteers
officers
cavalrymen
gptkbp:hasWebsite sabre
pistol
carbine
gptkbp:historicalSignificance part_of_Mosby's_Rangers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Black Horse Cavalry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:American_Revolutionary_War_cavalry
War of 1812 cavalry tactics
Southern_cavalry_traditions
gptkbp:knownFor intelligence gathering
intelligence operations
reconnaissance missions
stealth operations
guerilla warfare tactics
hit-and-run tactics
ambush tactics
surprise attacks
high mobility
raids and reconnaissance missions
guerilla tactics
disrupting supply lines
disrupting Union communications
cavalry skirmishes
capturing prisoners
operating behind enemy lines
raiding Union camps
famous raids
capturing_Union_supplies
fighting_in_Virginia
supporting_Confederate_operations
gptkbp:notableFor cavalry operations
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Virginia_Militia
gptkbp:recognizedBy historical societies
gptkbp:recruitment gptkb:Loudoun_County,_Virginia