Chickahominy River
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The Chickahominy River is a tributary of the James River in eastern Virginia that played a significant strategic role during the American Civil War, particularly in the Peninsula Campaign and Seven Days Battles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chickahominy River canonical | 11 |
| Chickahominy | 1 |
| Chickahominy River (regional vicinity) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
river
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Robert E. Lee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate General Robert E. Lee
George McClellan ⓘ
surface form:
Union General George B. McClellan
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Chickahominy Riverfront bridges
ⓘ
railroad bridges during the Civil War ⓘ |
| emptiesInto |
James River
ⓘ
surface form:
James River near Jamestown
|
| flowsNear | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Charles City County, Virginia
ⓘ
Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ James City County ⓘ
surface form:
James City County, Virginia
New Kent County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBasinNamed | Chickahominy River watershed ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
frequent flooding
ⓘ
swampy bottomlands ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalType | coastal plain river ⓘ |
| hasMouthNear |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
|
| hasWetlandsAlong | Chickahominy Swamp ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War Eastern Theater
|
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
eastern Virginia ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | James River ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chickahominy Indian Tribe
ⓘ
surface form:
Chickahominy people
|
| nearBattlefield |
Battle of Gaines’s Mill
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Gaines Mill
Battle of Glendale ⓘ Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ Battle of Mechanicsville ⓘ Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Savage Station
Battle of Seven Pines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in Peninsula Campaign
ⓘ
role in Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| partOf | James River watershed ⓘ |
| playedStrategicRoleIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| region | Tidewater Virginia ⓘ |
| servedAs |
logistical challenge for armies
ⓘ
natural defensive barrier ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNotableEvents | 1862 ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | James River ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
boating
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| wasObstacleFor |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
|
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chickahominy
subject surface form:
Battle of Gaines's Mill
this entity surface form:
Chickahominy River (regional vicinity)