the Army of Northern Virginia

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:formed 1861
gptkbp:headquarteredIn gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Army of Northern Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor defensive tactics
offensive campaigns
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:symbol_of_the_Confederacy
influence on military strategy
cultural references in media
historical studies and analysis
gptkbp:logistics ammunition supply
transportation challenges
food shortages
supply issues
medical care issues
gptkbp:nickname ANV
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Gaines's_Mill
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Malvern_Hill
Battle of Cold Harbor
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of Sailor's Creek
Battle of Appomattox Station
Battle of the Seven Days
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:John_B._Gordon
gptkb:James_Longstreet
gptkb:Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:Stonewall_Jackson
gptkb:A.P._Hill
gptkb:J.E.B._Stuart
gptkb:George_Pickett
gptkb:Ambrose_Powell_Hill
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 75,000 troops at peak