Warwick Line
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The Warwick Line was a Confederate defensive fortification system on the Virginia Peninsula that played a key role in delaying Union forces during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate defensive line
ⓘ
military fortification system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Newport News, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Warwick County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructedFor |
defense of Richmond
ⓘ
defense of the Virginia Peninsula ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1862 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Army of the Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedBy | John B. Magruder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Yorktown, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Mulberry Island, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feature |
artillery positions
ⓘ
dammed sections of the Warwick River ⓘ earthworks ⓘ redoubts ⓘ rifle pits ⓘ |
| followedBy | Williamsburg Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Hampton Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureUsed | Warwick River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army artillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Army infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Yorktown (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
defenses of Richmond ⓘ |
| purpose |
delay Union advance up the Virginia Peninsula
ⓘ
protect approaches to Richmond ⓘ |
| resultOfUse | slowed Union advance toward Richmond in 1862 ⓘ |
| riverCrossed | Warwick River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| status | abandoned military fortification ⓘ |
| strategicRole | delayed Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| typeOfFortification | field fortification ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | Siege of Yorktown (1862) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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