Mule Shoe salient
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The Mule Shoe salient was a prominent, vulnerable bulge in the Union–Confederate lines at Spotsylvania whose intense, close-quarters fighting—especially at the “Bloody Angle”—made it one of the most brutal focal points of the Overland Campaign in the American Civil War.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlefield position
ⓘ
salient ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Bloody Angle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union–Confederate trench warfare
ⓘ
evolution of field fortifications in the Civil War ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hand-to-hand fighting
ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic battlefield site ⓘ |
| date | May 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fortifications |
earthen works
ⓘ
log revetments ⓘ |
| frontLineType | salient in defensive line ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
interpretive markers
ⓘ
traces of earthworks ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Spotsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySignificance | one of the most brutal focal points of the Overland Campaign ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its horseshoe-like shape ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
assault on the Bloody Angle
ⓘ
intense close-quarters combat ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuous musketry fire over many hours
ⓘ
prolonged combat in heavy rain and mud ⓘ |
| opposedBy | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedCommander | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Spotsylvania Court House battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ |
| relatedBattle |
Battle of Cold Harbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | salient (military) ⓘ |
| shape | horseshoe-shaped ⓘ |
| strategicRole | vulnerable bulge in Confederate defensive line ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1864 ⓘ |
| tourism | Civil War heritage tourism site ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.