Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army)

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The Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army) was a short-lived Union field command in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, responsible for operations along the Rappahannock River in Virginia.

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Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army department ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
areaOfOperations Rappahannock River ⓘ
northern Virginia ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed 1862 ⓘ
dissolvedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
establishedDuring American Civil War ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation Virginia ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
location Virginia ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
namedAfter Rappahannock River ⓘ
partOf Union Army ⓘ
primaryFunction coordination of Union forces in its district ⓘ
protection of key transportation routes in northern Virginia ⓘ
responsibleFor Union military operations along the Rappahannock River ⓘ
defense of approaches to Washington, D.C. from the south ⓘ
role administrative military district ⓘ
field command ⓘ
shortLived true ⓘ
side Union ⓘ
subordinateTo Union high command ⓘ
United States War Department ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfCommand geographical department ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Army of Virginia → predecessorUnit → Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army) ⓘ
V Corps (Union Army) → formedFrom → Department of the Rappahannock ⓘ
linked to: Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army)
V Corps (Army of the Potomac) → formedFrom → Department of the Rappahannock ⓘ
linked to: Department of the Rappahannock (Union Army)