Battle of North Anna
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The Battle of North Anna was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign, where Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia used a strong inverted “V” defensive line to temporarily halt the Union advance.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | North Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
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Confederate States of America ⓘ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| campaign | Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands combined ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateArmyCommander | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualtiesApprox | about 2,500 ⓘ |
| confederateObjective | block Union advance toward Richmond ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | May 23–26, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-05-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Cold Harbor
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Battle of Totopotomoy Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDetail |
Caroline County, Virginia
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Hanover County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
inverted V defensive line
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strong Confederate defensive position ⓘ |
| objective | Union attempt to move south toward Richmond ⓘ |
| overallUnionCommander | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phaseOf | Grant’s 1864 Virginia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForces | Army of the Potomac vs. Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| result |
inconclusive
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tactical stalemate ⓘ |
| river | North Anna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-05-23 ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | temporarily halted Union advance ⓘ |
| tacticUsedByConfederates | entrenched defensive works ⓘ |
| tacticUsedByConfederates | interior lines ⓘ |
| theater | Virginia theater of war ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | field battle ⓘ |
| unionArmyCommander | George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionCasualtiesApprox | about 4,000 ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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