Department of the Shenandoah
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The Department of the Shenandoah was a Confederate military administrative district responsible for overseeing operations and forces in Virginia’s strategically vital Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of the Shenandoah (Union Army) | 1 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate military department
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military administrative district ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate strategy in the Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
campaigns in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Allegheny Mountains
NERFINISHED
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Blue Ridge Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Confederate War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
American frontier region prior to the Civil War
ⓘ
Upper South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Shenandoah River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Shenandoah Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw |
Confederate field forces in the Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
logistical support for Confederate operations in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate States Army command structure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coordination of field operations in the Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
regional military command ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
command and administration of Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
oversight of Confederate military operations in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of north–south invasion corridor between Virginia and the Union states
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protection of Confederate supply lines through the Valley ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of key agricultural region supplying Confederate forces
ⓘ
defense of approaches to Richmond and the Confederate heartland via the Valley ⓘ protection of the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
histories of the Shenandoah Valley campaigns
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studies of Civil War military administration ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | operational-level command ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Department of the Shenandoah (Union Army)