Union Mills Ford

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Union Mills Ford was a strategically important crossing point on Bull Run Creek in Virginia that served as a key defensive position for Confederate forces during the First Battle of Bull Run in the American Civil War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War site ⓘ
river ford ⓘ
associatedWithMilitaryUnit Confederate forces under Brigadier General Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controlledBy Confederate States Army ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateOfMilitaryUse July 21, 1861 ⓘ
defensiveRole key position on Confederate right flank at First Bull Run ⓘ
hasNearbyInfrastructure roads connecting to Manassas Junction ⓘ
hasStrategicImportance crossing point on Bull Run Creek ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
locatedIn Virginia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Prince William County, Virginia ⓘ
locatedOnWatercourse Bull Run ⓘ
militaryFunction protect approach routes to Manassas Junction ⓘ
nearbySettlement Manassas, Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Manassas
notableFor role in Confederate defensive strategy at First Bull Run ⓘ
partOf Bull Run battlefield area ⓘ
partOfCampaign Manassas Campaign ⓘ
partOfMilitaryLine Confederate defensive line along Bull Run ⓘ
significantEvent First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
strategicPurpose guard southern approaches to Washington, D.C. via Bull Run line ⓘ
terrainFeature fordable section of Bull Run Creek ⓘ
usedFor defensive position ⓘ
military crossing ⓘ

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