Fort Harrison
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Fort Harrison is a historic Civil War fortification near Richmond, Virginia, notable for its role in the 1864 Union assault on the Confederate defenses around the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Harrison canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort Burnham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense of Richmond ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Military history of Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States (Union) forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic parkland ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1864-09-29 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 7 miles southeast of downtown Richmond ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| event | Union assault on Confederate defenses ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
visitor parking area
ⓘ
walking trails through fort remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Civil War historical markers
ⓘ
earthen fortifications ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBattlefield |
Fort Gilmer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Market Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | preserved as part of a national battlefield park ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfConstruction | earthen fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north side of the James River ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Confederate engineer James Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Union breakthrough in Richmond defenses on 29 September 1864 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate defensive line around Richmond
ⓘ
Richmond National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamed | Fort Burnham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key position in outer defenses of Richmond ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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