Harrison’s Landing, Virginia
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Harrison’s Landing, Virginia is a historic James River plantation area in Charles City County that served as a major Union Army encampment and logistical base during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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plantation ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | McClellan’s Harrison’s Landing letter to Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Harrison’s Landing Orders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandingGeneralPresent | George B. McClellan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeatureType | river landing ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse | rural residential and agricultural area ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic plantation area ⓘ |
| hasLandUseHistory | agricultural plantation ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named for the Harrison family plantations on the James River ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Richmond, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountrySubdivision | Charles City County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Virginia Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSoutheastOf | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Berkeley Plantation
NERFINISHED
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City Point, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Westover Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | James River plantation belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Union headquarters area
ⓘ
Union medical evacuation point ⓘ Union staging area ⓘ major Union supply base ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
defensive base after Seven Days Battles
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secure river-based supply line for Union forces ⓘ |
| transportModeUsed |
James River gunboats
NERFINISHED
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Union supply steamers ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union Army encampment
ⓘ
logistical base ⓘ |
| usedAsCamp | summer 1862 ⓘ |
| usedByMilitaryForce |
Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringCampaign | Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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