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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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Valley Campaigns of 1864 canonical	18
Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864	2
Sheridan’s Valley Campaign	2
Sheridan failed to join Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley	1
Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War campaign ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ surface form: Sheridan’s Valley Campaign
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ Union ⓘ
commander	David Hunter ⓘ George Crook ⓘ John C. Breckinridge ⓘ Major General Jubal A. Early ⓘ surface form: Jubal A. Early Philip Sheridan ⓘ surface form: Philip H. Sheridan William W. Averell ⓘ
commandStructure	Army of the Shenandoah ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ Battle of Guard Hill ⓘ Battle of Lynchburg ⓘ Battle of New Market ⓘ Battle of Piedmont ⓘ Battle of Tom’s Brook ⓘ Second Battle of Kernstown ⓘ Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) ⓘ surface form: Third Battle of Winchester
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 Shenandoah (Confederate) ⓘ surface form: Army of the Valley
orderedBy	Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
partOf	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ surface form: Grant’s Overland Strategy of 1864–65
precededBy	Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ surface form: Jackson’s Valley Campaign
region	Virginia ⓘ surface form: Confederate state of Virginia
result	Union victory ⓘ
startTime	1864-05 ⓘ
strategy	scorched earth policy ⓘ
theater	Shenandoah Valley ⓘ

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Subject: Valley Campaigns of 1864
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (24)

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

Shenandoah Valley → wasSiteOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Philip Sheridan → notableWork → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

Philip Sheridan → notableWork → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheridan’s Valley Campaign

Battle of Monocacy → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Valley Campaigns of 1864 → alsoKnownAs → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheridan’s Valley Campaign

Brigadier General Harry T. Hays → participatedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

subject surface form: Harry T. Hays

Major General Jubal A. Early → participatedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

subject surface form: Jubal A. Early

Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia → engagement → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War → notableSubcampaign → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

William Henry Seward Jr. → participatedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Philip → notableWork → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

subject surface form: Philip Sheridan

this entity surface form: Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864

Battle of Cedar Creek → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Nathaniel P. Banks → battle → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) → campaign → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign

Battle of Fisher’s Hill → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Richard Taylor → participatedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Battle of Trevilian Station → strategicOutcome → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheridan failed to join Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley

Army of the Shenandoah → engagedInCampaign → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) → participatedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

The Battle That Saved Washington → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Union VIII Corps → engagedIn → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ

Battle of Fort Stevens → partOf → Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ