Mine Run Campaign

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The Mine Run Campaign was a late-1863 Union offensive in Virginia during the American Civil War, in which General George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac maneuvered against Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia but ultimately withdrew without a major battle.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mine Run Campaign canonical 13
Mine Run 1
Mine Run Operation 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Mine Run Operation ⓘ
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
campaignOutcome failure of Union offensive plan ⓘ
casualtiesLevel relatively low compared to major battles of 1863 ⓘ
commander George G. Meade ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
confederateCommanderRank General ⓘ
conflictType Union offensive operation ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
endDate 1863-12-02 ⓘ
followedBy Overland Campaign ⓘ
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War ⓘ
historicalSignificance demonstrated Meade's caution after Gettysburg ⓘ
set stage for Grant's 1864 Overland Campaign ⓘ
location Virginia ⓘ
majorBattleOccurred no ⓘ
militaryBranch Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
namedAfter Mine Run ⓘ
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
notableEngagement Battle of Payne's Farm ⓘ
opposingForce Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
partOf American Civil War ⓘ
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
precededBy Bristoe Campaign ⓘ
primaryConfederateArmy Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryRiverOrStream Mine Run ⓘ
Rapidan River ⓘ
primaryUnionArmy Army of the Potomac ⓘ
reasonForUnionWithdrawal strong Confederate fortifications ⓘ
unfavorable tactical situation ⓘ
result Union withdrawal ⓘ
inconclusive ⓘ
season late autumn 1863 ⓘ
startDate 1863-11-26 ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicObjective force Robert E. Lee out of his defensive positions ⓘ
turn the Confederate right flank ⓘ
tacticalCharacteristic limited direct assaults ⓘ
maneuver campaign ⓘ
theater Virginia theater of operations ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Theater
unionCommanderRank Major General ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Battle of the Wilderness → precededBy → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Rapidan River → associatedWithBattle → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Rappahannock Station → followedBy → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Union III Corps → engagedAt → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Bristoe Campaign → before → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Bristoe Campaign → followedBy → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Early's Division → campaign → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Mine Run Campaign → alsoKnownAs → Mine Run Operation ⓘ
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
Mine Run Campaign → namedAfter → Mine Run ⓘ
linked to: Mine Run Campaign
Campaigns of the American Civil War → hasPart → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Germanna Ford → usedInCampaign → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Ely’s Ford → usedInCampaign → Mine Run Campaign ⓘ