Battle of Pittsburg Landing
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The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, more commonly known as the Battle of Shiloh, was a major early Civil War clash in April 1862 in Tennessee that resulted in massive casualties and signaled the brutal scale of the conflict to come.
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| Battle of Pittsburg Landing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Pittsburg Landing Context triple: [Battle of Shiloh, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Pittsburg Landing]
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Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where General Daniel Morgan’s forces routed the British, marking a turning point in the southern campaign.
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B.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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C.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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E.
Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
- 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: Battle of Pittsburg Landing Target entity description: The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, more commonly known as the Battle of Shiloh, was a major early Civil War clash in April 1862 in Tennessee that resulted in massive casualties and signaled the brutal scale of the conflict to come.
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A.
Battle of Cowpens
The Battle of Cowpens was a decisive 1781 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where General Daniel Morgan’s forces routed the British, marking a turning point in the southern campaign.
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B.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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C.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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E.
Battle of Cooch’s Bridge
The Battle of Cooch’s Bridge was a 1777 American Revolutionary War skirmish in Delaware notable as the only major land engagement fought in that colony and as an early clash preceding the British advance toward Philadelphia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| casualtiesDescription | one of the bloodiest battles in American history up to that time ⓘ |
| casualtiesEstimate | over 23,000 total casualties ⓘ |
| category |
Battles involving the Confederate States
ⓘ
Battles involving the United States ⓘ Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| commander |
Albert Sidney Johnston
ⓘ
Don Carlos Buell ⓘ Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
P. G. T. Beauregard
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Mississippi
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dayOneOutcome | Confederate forces drove Union troops back toward the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| dayTwoOutcome | Union counterattack pushed Confederate forces back and won the field ⓘ |
| earlyWar | yes ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-04-07 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Corinth ⓘ |
| JohnstonStatus | highest-ranking officer killed in action during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Hardin County, Tennessee
ⓘ
Pittsburg Landing ⓘ
surface form:
Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee
|
| nearPlace |
Shiloh Church
ⓘ
surface form:
Shiloh Church, Tennessee
|
| notableCommanderConfederate |
Albert Sidney Johnston
ⓘ
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
P. G. T. Beauregard
|
| notableCommanderUnion |
Don Carlos Buell
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston ⓘ |
| partOf |
Operations against Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
Union Army campaigns ⓘ
surface form:
Union campaign in the Western Theater
|
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Tennessee River ⓘ |
| scale | major battle ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated the brutal scale of the American Civil War
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secured a strategic Union foothold in western Tennessee ⓘ shocked the North and South with its high casualties ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-04-06 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveConfederate | launch surprise attack to defeat Grant’s army before it could be reinforced ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveUnion | protect and expand Union control along the Tennessee River ⓘ |
| tactics | Confederate surprise attack on Union camps at dawn ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| UnionArmy |
Army of the Ohio
ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pittsburg Landing Description of subject: The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, more commonly known as the Battle of Shiloh, was a major early Civil War clash in April 1862 in Tennessee that resulted in massive casualties and signaled the brutal scale of the conflict to come.
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subject surface form:
Battle of Shiloh