Battle of Richmond, Kentucky

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The Battle of Richmond, Kentucky was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in which Confederate forces won a decisive victory over Union troops, helping secure Confederate control of much of Kentucky.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Richmond ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
casualtiesConfederate about 372 wounded ⓘ
about 451 total casualties ⓘ
about 78 killed ⓘ
casualtiesUnion about 206 killed ⓘ
about 4,300 captured or missing ⓘ
about 844 wounded ⓘ
over 5,000 total casualties ⓘ
category Battles of the American Civil War in Kentucky ⓘ
combatant Army of Kentucky (Confederate) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Kentucky

Army of Kentucky (Union) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Kentucky
commander Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ
Mahlon D. Manson NERFINISHED ⓘ
William “Bull” Nelson ⓘ
commandingSide Edmund Kirby Smith, Confederate ⓘ
linked to: Edmund Kirby Smith

Mahlon D. Manson, Union ⓘ
William “Bull” Nelson, Union ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date August 29–30, 1862 ⓘ
endDate 1862-08-30 ⓘ
engagementNear Duncannon Lane ⓘ
Mt. Zion Church ⓘ
Richmond Cemetery ⓘ
Rogersville, Kentucky ⓘ
followedBy Confederate capture of Frankfort, Kentucky ⓘ
Confederate capture of Lexington, Kentucky ⓘ
historicalMarker Richmond Battlefield Park ⓘ
location Madison County, Kentucky ⓘ
near Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ
outcome Union Army of Kentucky effectively destroyed as a fighting force ⓘ
partOf Confederate Heartland Offensive ⓘ
Kentucky Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
precededBy Confederate advance from Knoxville, Tennessee into Kentucky ⓘ
preservedAt Battle of Richmond Visitors Center ⓘ
result Confederate victory ⓘ
significance one of the most complete Confederate tactical victories of the war ⓘ
opened the way for Confederate occupation of central Kentucky ⓘ
startDate 1862-08-29 ⓘ
state Kentucky ⓘ
strengthConfederate about 6,500–7,000 troops ⓘ
strengthUnion about 6,500–7,500 troops ⓘ
tactic Confederate flank attacks on Union positions ⓘ
use of Confederate cavalry to harass Union retreat ⓘ
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1862 ⓘ

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Army of Kentucky → engagement → Battle of Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ
Battle of Richmond battlefield → partOf → Battle of Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ
Battle of Richmond battlefield → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ
Battle of Richmond Visitors Center → dedicatedTo → Battle of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Battle of Richmond Visitors Center → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Edmund Kirby Smith → participatedIn → Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Battle of Richmond, Kentucky → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Thomas J. Churchill → battle → Battle of Richmond (Kentucky) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky
Confederate Heartland Offensive → campaignIncludes → Battle of Richmond, Kentucky ⓘ
Battle of Richmond Association → focusesOn → Battle of Richmond ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Richmond, Kentucky