Action at Garnett’s Farm
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Action at Garnett’s Farm is a minor engagement of the American Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign, fought in June 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, as part of the Seven Days Battles.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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military engagement ⓘ minor engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Action at Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalOrderInSevenDays | early engagement ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | June 27, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Gaines’s Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Virginia front ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationFeature |
defensive earthworks
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farmland terrain ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
artillery
ⓘ
infantry ⓘ |
| month | June 1862 ⓘ |
| near | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
Confederate probing of Union lines
ⓘ
defense of Union positions east of Richmond ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Union advance on Richmond ⓘ operations around Richmond ⓘ |
| place | Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Beaver Dam Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Battle of Golding’s Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | inconclusive ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | limited ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union lines held ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction |
probing attack
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skirmish ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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