Jubal Early’s raid on Washington
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Jubal Early’s raid on Washington was a Confederate Civil War offensive in July 1864 that brought Southern forces to the outskirts of the U.S. capital, prompting emergency Union defenses and heightening Northern alarm.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16308722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Jubal Early’s raid on Washington Context triple: [The Battle That Saved Washington, campaign, Jubal Early’s raid on Washington]
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Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
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Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid was a major Union cavalry expedition led by General Philip Sheridan in June 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate rail lines and supplies in central Virginia.
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Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
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St. Albans Raid
The St. Albans Raid was a Confederate cavalry incursion from Canada into the Union town of St. Albans, Vermont, in October 1864, considered the northernmost land action of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jubal Early’s raid on Washington Target entity description: Jubal Early’s raid on Washington was a Confederate Civil War offensive in July 1864 that brought Southern forces to the outskirts of the U.S. capital, prompting emergency Union defenses and heightening Northern alarm.
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A.
Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
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B.
Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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C.
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid
Sheridan’s Trevilian Raid was a major Union cavalry expedition led by General Philip Sheridan in June 1864 during the American Civil War, aimed at disrupting Confederate rail lines and supplies in central Virginia.
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D.
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
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E.
St. Albans Raid
The St. Albans Raid was a Confederate cavalry incursion from Canada into the Union town of St. Albans, Vermont, in October 1864, considered the northernmost land action of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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