Corinth campaign
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The Corinth campaign was a series of Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War aimed at capturing the strategically vital railroad junction of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Corinth campaign canonical | 2 |
| Corinth Campaign | 1 |
| Union operations against Corinth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corinth campaign Context triple: [Battle of Shiloh, followedBy, Corinth campaign]
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A.
Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
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Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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C.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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E.
Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Corinth campaign Target entity description: The Corinth campaign was a series of Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War aimed at capturing the strategically vital railroad junction of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862.
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A.
Sicilian Expedition
The Sicilian Expedition was a massive Athenian military campaign against Syracuse in Sicily (415–413 BCE) that ended in catastrophic defeat and marked a major turning point in the Peloponnesian War.
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B.
Corinthian War
The Corinthian War was a major conflict in ancient Greece (395–387 BC) in which a coalition of city-states, including Athens, Thebes, Corinth, and Argos, fought against Spartan dominance, reshaping the balance of power in the Greek world.
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C.
Battle of Amphipolis
The Battle of Amphipolis was a decisive 422 BC clash in the Peloponnesian War in which the Spartan general Brasidas defeated the Athenians but was killed along with Athenian leader Cleon, paving the way for the Peace of Nicias.
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D.
Pyrrhic War
The Pyrrhic War was an early 3rd-century BCE conflict in which King Pyrrhus of Epirus fought Rome in southern Italy, giving rise to the term “Pyrrhic victory” for costly, ruinous successes.
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E.
Battle of Potidaea
The Battle of Potidaea was an early land and naval engagement between Athens and Corinthian-allied forces that helped spark and shape the opening phase of the Peloponnesian War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union military operation
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military campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
securing Union supply and communication lines in the West
ⓘ
weakening Confederate control in Mississippi ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Don Carlos Buell
ⓘ
Henry W. Halleck ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
disruption of Confederate rail communications in the West
ⓘ
enhanced Union strategic position in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| followedBy | Union control of northern Mississippi rail network ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Farmington (1862)
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Battle of Iuka ⓘ Second Battle of Corinth ⓘ Siege of Corinth ⓘ operations against Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| location | Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| mainObjective |
capture of Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
seizure of strategic railroad junction at Corinth ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Earl Van Dorn
ⓘ
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
P. G. T. Beauregard
Sterling Price ⓘ |
| outcome | evacuation of Corinth by Confederate forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| railJunction | Memphis and Charleston Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad intersection ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1862 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of Memphis and Charleston Railroad
ⓘ
control of Mobile and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Theater
|
| timePeriod |
April 1862
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May 1862 ⓘ October 1862 ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
maneuver warfare
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siege operations ⓘ |
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Subject: Corinth campaign Description of subject: The Corinth campaign was a series of Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War aimed at capturing the strategically vital railroad junction of Corinth, Mississippi, in 1862.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Shiloh
this entity surface form:
Corinth Campaign
this entity surface form:
Union operations against Corinth