Morton’s Ford
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Morton’s Ford is a historic river crossing on the Rapidan River in Virginia, notable for its strategic role during the American Civil War.
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic location
ⓘ
historic river crossing ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Morton’s Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryCampaign | Overland Campaign theater area GENERATED ⓘ |
| controlledByAtVariousTimes |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Rapidan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| eraOfPrimarySignificance | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| hasHeritageValue | Civil War battlefield landscape ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after a local family or landowner with surname Morton (uncertain) ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRoleIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOfType | ford ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Orange County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Culpeper County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rapidan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Culpeper, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Orange, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic river crossing during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOfDefensiveLine | Rapidan River defensive line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Piedmont region of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sawMajorActionOnDate | February 6, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicFunction |
crossing point for troop movements
ⓘ
potential invasion route between Union and Confederate territories ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasFrontierBetween |
Confederate forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union forces ⓘ |
| watercourse | Rapidan River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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