Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
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Bermuda Hundred, Virginia is a historic James River port and Civil War military site in Chesterfield County that served as a strategic Union base during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former port town
ⓘ
historic district ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | May 1864 ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Benjamin F. Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
heritage tourism site
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| establishedAsPortBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatOfCounty | Chesterfield County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
Civil War military site
ⓘ
historic James River port ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | peninsula between the James and Appomattox Rivers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
Union attempt to cut rail and supply lines to Richmond and Petersburg
ⓘ
example of Civil War trench warfare development ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFeature |
earthworks
ⓘ
entrenched defensive lines ⓘ field fortifications ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Hopewell, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFortification | Howlett Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicUse |
colonial port
ⓘ
tobacco shipping point ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City Point, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBattlefield | Bermuda Hundred Campaign battlefields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg theater of operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | Union headquarters area during Bermuda Hundred Campaign ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicRole | Union base threatening Richmond and Petersburg ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorMilitaryUse | 1864 ⓘ |
| transportRole | river transport hub on the James River ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union Army base
ⓘ
military staging area ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.