Valley Campaigns of 1864

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American Civil War campaign military campaign

The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were a series of American Civil War military operations in Virginia in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate armies, crippling the South’s use of the Shenandoah Valley as a strategic resource and invasion route.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War campaign → military campaign →
alsoKnownAs	Sheridan’s Valley Campaign →
belligerent	Confederate States of America → Union →
commander	David Hunter → George Crook → John C. Breckinridge → Jubal A. Early NERFINISHED → Philip H. Sheridan → William W. Averell →
commandStructure	Army of the Shenandoah →
conflict	American Civil War →
country	United States →
effect	crippled Confederate logistics in Shenandoah Valley → devastated agricultural production in Shenandoah Valley → reduced Confederate ability to threaten Washington, D.C. →
endTime	1864-10 →
hasCasualties	tens of thousands combined Union and Confederate casualties →
historicalPeriod	1860s →
includesOperation	The Burning →
involves	Battle of Cedar Creek → Battle of Cool Spring → Battle of Fisher’s Hill NERFINISHED → Battle of Guard Hill → Battle of Lynchburg NERFINISHED → Battle of New Market NERFINISHED → Battle of Piedmont NERFINISHED → Battle of Tom’s Brook → Second Battle of Kernstown → Third Battle of Winchester NERFINISHED →
location	Shenandoah Valley → Virginia →
notableFor	Union cavalry dominance under Sheridan → use of coordinated infantry and cavalry operations →
objective	deny Confederate use of Shenandoah Valley as invasion route → destroy Confederate economic resources in Shenandoah Valley →
opponentOf	Army of Northern Virginia → Army of the Valley →
orderedBy	Ulysses S. Grant →
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War → Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65 →
precededBy	Jackson’s Valley Campaign →
region	Confederate state of Virginia →
result	Union victory →
startTime	1864-05 →
strategy	scorched earth policy →
theater	Shenandoah Valley →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Philip Sheridan ("Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864") → Philip Sheridan ("Sheridan’s Valley Campaign") →	notableWork
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ("Sheridan’s Valley Campaign") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Monocacy →	partOf
Shenandoah Valley →	wasSiteOf