Overland Campaign

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American Civil War campaign military campaign

The Overland Campaign was a major series of brutal Civil War battles in Virginia in 1864, pitting Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in a relentless war of attrition.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Overland Campaign canonical	44
Battles of the Overland Campaign	1
Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65	1
Overland Campaign (participation)	1
Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg Campaign	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Grant’s Overland Campaign GENERATED ⓘ Overland Campaign of 1864 GENERATED ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America GENERATED ⓘ United States (Union) GENERATED ⓘ
casualtiesAndLosses	tens of thousands on each side GENERATED ⓘ
characterizedBy	continuous combat GENERATED ⓘ high casualties GENERATED ⓘ trench warfare elements GENERATED ⓘ
commander	George G. Meade GENERATED ⓘ Robert E. Lee GENERATED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant GENERATED ⓘ
confederateCasualtiesApproximate	over 30,000 GENERATED ⓘ
conflictIn	American Civil War GENERATED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endDate	1864-06-24 GENERATED ⓘ
followedBy	Siege of Petersburg GENERATED ⓘ
grantRole	first major campaign as general-in-chief of all Union armies GENERATED ⓘ
includesBattle	Battle of Cold Harbor GENERATED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House GENERATED ⓘ Battle of Totopotomoy Creek GENERATED ⓘ Battle of the North Anna GENERATED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness GENERATED ⓘ
leeRole	defensive commander attempting to protect Richmond and his army GENERATED ⓘ
location	Virginia GENERATED ⓘ
notableEvent	Grant’s decision to move south after the Battle of the Wilderness instead of retreating GENERATED ⓘ massive frontal assaults at Cold Harbor GENERATED ⓘ prolonged fighting at the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House GENERATED ⓘ
objective	capture Richmond, Virginia GENERATED ⓘ defeat Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia GENERATED ⓘ
opponent	Army of Northern Virginia GENERATED ⓘ Army of the Potomac GENERATED ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War GENERATED ⓘ
precededBy	Brandy Station winter encampment of 1863–1864 GENERATED ⓘ
primaryConfederateArmy	Army of Northern Virginia GENERATED ⓘ
primaryUnionArmy	Army of the Potomac GENERATED ⓘ
result	Confederate tactical successes in several battles GENERATED ⓘ Union strategic victory GENERATED ⓘ
significance	contributed directly to the eventual fall of Richmond GENERATED ⓘ depleted the Army of Northern Virginia’s manpower GENERATED ⓘ marked a shift to total war and continuous pressure on Confederate forces GENERATED ⓘ
startDate	1864-05-04 GENERATED ⓘ
strategy	war of attrition GENERATED ⓘ
unionCasualtiesApproximate	over 50,000 GENERATED ⓘ
year	1864 GENERATED ⓘ

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Subject: Overland Campaign
Description of subject: The Overland Campaign was a major series of brutal Civil War battles in Virginia in 1864, pitting Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in a relentless war of attrition.

Referenced by (48)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

James Longstreet → participantIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Ulysses S. Grant → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Army of Northern Virginia → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Siege of Petersburg → precededBy → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Winfield Scott Hancock → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Philip Sheridan → notableWork → Overland Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overland Campaign (participation)

From Manassas to Appomattox → describesEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

J.E.B. Stuart → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Union Army → notableCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Army of the Potomac → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Sam Grant → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Valley Campaigns of 1864 → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → notableCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Texas Infantry → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Texas Infantry → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

George G. Meade → battle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

44th New York Infantry → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Major General Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Jubal A. Early

Petersburg was a major railroad hub supplying Richmond → relatedEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

A.P. Hill → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richard S. Ewell → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Union Brigadier General Francis Channing Barlow → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Francis Channing Barlow

Richard H. Anderson → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Spotsylvania Court House → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Cold Harbor → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → campaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Wilderness → category → Overland Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Battles of the Overland Campaign

Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → precededBy → Overland Campaign ⓘ

1st Massachusetts Cavalry → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of the Crater → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

this entity surface form: Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg Campaign

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagement → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Fredericksburg National Cemetery → commemorates → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richmond defenses → associatedCampaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ

dense woodland known as the Wilderness → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

subject surface form: Wilderness (Virginia woodland)

Fitzhugh Lee → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Richmond National Battlefield Park → significantEvent → Overland Campaign ⓘ

John B. Gordon → notableBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Battle of Trevilian Station → partOf → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Federal Army → significantBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Northern Army → engagedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Rapidan River → associatedWithBattle → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) → participatedIn → Overland Campaign ⓘ

Wilderness Battlefield → campaign → Overland Campaign ⓘ