Battle of South Mountain

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American Civil War battle battle

The Battle of South Mountain was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in which Union forces fought through key mountain passes in Maryland, setting the stage for the subsequent Battle of Antietam.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of South Mountain canonical	6

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War battle ⓘ battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ surface form: Battle of Boonsboro Battle of Crampton’s Gap ⓘ surface form: Battle of Turner’s Gap
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ Union (United States) ⓘ surface form: United States (Union)
campaign	Lee’s first invasion of the North ⓘ
commander	Ambrose Burnside ⓘ Daniel H. Hill ⓘ George McClellan ⓘ surface form: George B. McClellan James Longstreet ⓘ Jesse L. Reno ⓘ Joseph Hooker ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
confederateCasualtiesApprox	over 2,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
confederateCommanderRank	Robert E. Lee ⓘ surface form: General Robert E. Lee
confederateStrengthApprox	about 18,000–20,000 troops ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
county	Frederick County, Maryland ⓘ Washington County, Maryland ⓘ
date	September 14, 1862 ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Antietam ⓘ
front	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalEra	American Civil War ⓘ surface form: American Civil War era
location	Boonsboro, Maryland ⓘ surface form: South Mountain, Maryland
notableUnionCorps	I Corps ⓘ IX Corps ⓘ
objective	Union attempt to penetrate South Mountain passes ⓘ
partOf	Maryland Campaign ⓘ
passInvolved	Crampton’s Gap ⓘ Fox’s Gap ⓘ Turner’s Gap ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
preservedAt	South Mountain State Battlefield ⓘ
primaryConfederateArmy	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryUnionArmy	Army of the Potomac ⓘ
relatedDocument	Special Order 191 ⓘ
result	Union victory ⓘ
state	Maryland ⓘ
strategicSignificance	Opened the way for Union forces to confront Lee at Antietam ⓘ
tacticalOutcome	Union forces forced Confederate defenders from the mountain passes ⓘ
theater	Maryland ⓘ
typeOfEngagement	infantry and artillery engagement ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApprox	over 2,000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ
unionCommanderRank	George McClellan ⓘ surface form: Major General George B. McClellan
unionStrengthApprox	about 28,000–30,000 troops ⓘ
year	1862 ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Antietam → precededBy → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ

South Mountain → siteOf → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ

Maryland Campaign → includesBattle → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ

Middletown, Maryland → nearEvent → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ

D. H. Hill → participatedIn → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ

South Mountain State Battlefield → event → Battle of South Mountain ⓘ