Fort Gilmer sector

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The Fort Gilmer sector was a key portion of the Confederate defensive lines protecting Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War.

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Fort Gilmer sector canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Civil War battlefield area ⓘ
military sector ⓘ
associatedWith Fort Harrison ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army ⓘ
capitalProtected Richmond, capital of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to: Richmond, Virginia
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
fortificationType earthwork fortifications ⓘ
frontOf Richmond defenses ⓘ
geographicRegion eastern Virginia ⓘ
hasPart Fort Gilmer ⓘ
locatedIn Confederate States of America ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
militaryFunction field fortifications ⓘ
notableFor role in defense of Confederate capital Richmond ⓘ
opposedBy United States Army ⓘ
partOf Confederate defensive lines around Richmond ⓘ
Richmond defensive works ⓘ
protects Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
strategicRole key portion of the Confederate defensive lines protecting Richmond ⓘ
timePeriod 1861–1865 ⓘ
usedFor defense of Richmond ⓘ

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Richmond defenses → notableSector → Fort Gilmer sector ⓘ