Sudley Ford
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Sudley Ford is a strategically important river crossing on Bull Run in Virginia, notable for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudley Ford canonical | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic site
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river ford ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War site in Virginia
ⓘ
Landforms of Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ River crossings of the United States ⓘ |
| controlledByDuringBattle | Union forces (morning of 21 July 1861) ⓘ |
| crossedByUnit |
Brigade of Colonel Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
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Division of Brigadier General David Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of Brigadier General Samuel P. Heintzelman NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army of Northeastern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfSignificantEvent | 21 July 1861 ⓘ |
| hasAccessRoute | Sudley Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCurrentUse |
hiking and walking access point
ⓘ
historic interpretive site ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | shallow river crossing ⓘ |
| hasMarker | Civil War interpretive signage ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature | Sudley Springs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance | American Civil War military operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain |
shallow rocky streambed
ⓘ
wooded banks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Prince William County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Park Service
|
| near |
Manassas, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sudley Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bull Run watershed
NERFINISHED
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Manassas National Battlefield Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | northern Union approach route in First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| usedAs | crossing point for troop movements ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | river crossing ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.