Confederate artillery
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Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve | 1 |
| Confederate artillery canonical | 1 |
| Confederate artillery reserve | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1784360 — 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.
Target entity: Confederate artillery Context triple: [Confederate States Army, hasPart, Confederate artillery]
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A.
Cannon
Cannon is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across entertainment, sports, and public life.
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B.
Bermuda Militia Artillery
The Bermuda Militia Artillery was a British colonial reserve artillery unit in Bermuda that provided coastal defense and later formed part of the island’s modern military through amalgamation.
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C.
Continental Artillery
The Continental Artillery was the artillery branch of the American Revolutionary forces, responsible for operating cannons and heavy guns under leaders like Henry Knox in the fight for independence from Britain.
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D.
Artillery Command
Artillery Command is a principal branch-level formation of the Spanish Army responsible for organizing, training, and overseeing its artillery forces and fire-support capabilities.
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Confederation Line
The Confederation Line is a light rail transit line in Ottawa, Ontario, forming the backbone of the city’s O-Train rapid transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Confederate artillery Target entity description: Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.
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A.
Cannon
Cannon is a common English surname borne by various notable individuals across entertainment, sports, and public life.
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B.
Bermuda Militia Artillery
The Bermuda Militia Artillery was a British colonial reserve artillery unit in Bermuda that provided coastal defense and later formed part of the island’s modern military through amalgamation.
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C.
Continental Artillery
The Continental Artillery was the artillery branch of the American Revolutionary forces, responsible for operating cannons and heavy guns under leaders like Henry Knox in the fight for independence from Britain.
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D.
Artillery Command
Artillery Command is a principal branch-level formation of the Spanish Army responsible for organizing, training, and overseeing its artillery forces and fire-support capabilities.
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E.
Confederation Line
The Confederation Line is a light rail transit line in Ottawa, Ontario, forming the backbone of the city’s O-Train rapid transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (98)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artillery branch
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine |
defend key terrain
ⓘ
mass guns for concentrated fire ⓘ support infantry attacks ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Battle of Shiloh ⓘ Seven Days Battles ⓘ Siege of Petersburg ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ defense of Charleston ⓘ defense of Richmond ⓘ |
| faced | Union artillery ⓘ |
| garrisoned |
coastal forts
ⓘ
fortifications ⓘ river defenses ⓘ siege lines ⓘ |
| hasPart |
coastal artillery
ⓘ
field artillery ⓘ horse artillery ⓘ siege artillery ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
|
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| limitation |
industrial constraints on gun production
ⓘ
inferior gunpowder quality at times ⓘ shortage of ammunition ⓘ shortage of modern rifled guns ⓘ transportation difficulties ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
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Arkansas ⓘ Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate States
Florida ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi ⓘ Missouri (Confederate-held areas) ⓘ North Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Texas ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Edward Porter Alexander
ⓘ
John B. Walton ⓘ John Pelham ⓘ Porter Alexander ⓘ Stephen D. Lee ⓘ William N. Pendleton ⓘ |
| organizedAs |
artillery reserve
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battalions ⓘ batteries ⓘ regiments (early war, limited) ⓘ |
| partOf | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| role |
counter-battery fire
ⓘ
defensive fire ⓘ fire support ⓘ fortification defense ⓘ offensive bombardment ⓘ siege operations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| supported |
Confederate cavalry
ⓘ
Confederate infantry ⓘ |
| usedAmmunition |
canister shot
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case shot ⓘ grapeshot ⓘ shell ⓘ solid shot ⓘ |
| usedAnimal |
horse
ⓘ
mule ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
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surface form:
Army of Mississippi
Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Confederate artillery self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve
Army of Tennessee ⓘ Army of the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Trans-Mississippi
Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| usedEquipment |
artillery harness
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artillery wagon ⓘ caisson ⓘ gun carriage ⓘ limber ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
Whitworth rifle
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surface form:
Blakely rifle
Brooke rifle ⓘ Columbiad ⓘ Napoleon gun-howitzer ⓘ Parrott rifle ⓘ Whitworth rifle ⓘ cannon ⓘ field gun ⓘ howitzer ⓘ mortar ⓘ rifled cannon ⓘ smoothbore cannon ⓘ |
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Subject: Confederate artillery Description of subject: Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.
Referenced by (3)
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