Army of the James

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The Army of the James was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily in Virginia, notably participating in the campaigns against Richmond and Petersburg.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union field army ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
belligerentOf Confederate States of America ⓘ
branch Union Army ground forces ⓘ
linked to: Union Army
commander Alfred H. Terry ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
cooperatedWith Army of the Potomac ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedAfter end of the American Civil War ⓘ
engagedIn Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm ⓘ
Battle of Fort Harrison ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights ⓘ
Bermuda Hundred Campaign ⓘ
defenses of Richmond ⓘ
operations along the James River ⓘ
operations at Bermuda Hundred ⓘ
firstCommander Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
formedFrom Department of Virginia and North Carolina ⓘ
garrisoned Bermuda Hundred, Virginia ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bermuda Hundred, Virginia ⓘ
includedUnitType United States Colored Troops ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
namedAfter James River ⓘ
notableFor extensive use of African American troops ⓘ
notableOperation Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
operations against Richmond ⓘ
operatedIn Virginia ⓘ
opposedBy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
participatedIn capture of Richmond ⓘ
partOf Army Group under Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ
role operations north of the James River ⓘ
support of Grant’s Overland and Petersburg operations ⓘ
subordinateTo Union Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
timePeriod 1864–1865 ⓘ
type field army ⓘ

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

Siege of Petersburg → involvedUnit → Army of the James ⓘ
Appomattox Campaign → combatant → Army of the James ⓘ
Benjamin F. Butler → commanded → Army of the James ⓘ
Union Army → subdivision → Army of the James ⓘ
Army of the Potomac → cooperatedWith → Army of the James ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign → involvedUnit → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of Peebles' Farm → combatant → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of Hatcher's Run → combatant → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stedman → combatant → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of Dinwiddie Court House → militaryUnit → Union Army of the James cavalry ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Battle of Appomattox Court House → UnionForce → Army of the James ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → commanded → Army of the James ⓘ
Bermuda Hundred Campaign → involves → Army of the James ⓘ
Bermuda Hundred Campaign → commandStructure → Union Army of the James under Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Bermuda Hundred Campaign → aftermath → Union Army of the James remained bottled up for much of 1864 ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Battle of Fort Harrison → opposingForce → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm → combatant → Army of the James ⓘ
Battle of New Market Heights → involvedUnit → Army of the James ⓘ
City Point Unit → associatedWith → Union Army of the James ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
XVIII Corps (Union Army) → formedPartOf → Army of the James ⓘ
Fall of Richmond → hasParticipant → Army of the James ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord → commanded → Army of the James ⓘ
subject linked to: Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Battle of Sailor Creek → involves → Army of the James ⓘ
Fort Harrison sector → associatedWith → Army of the James ⓘ
Chaffin’s Bluff defenses → opposedBy → Union Army of the James ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Petersburg fortifications → opposedBy → Army of the James ⓘ
Petersburg and Weldon Railroad → opposedBy → Union Army of the James ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Alfred H. Terry → notableCommand → Army of the James units ⓘ
linked to: Army of the James
Fort Harrison → associatedWith → Army of the James ⓘ