Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm
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The Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm was a minor but strategically significant engagement of the American Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign, occurring near Richmond, Virginia in June 1862 as Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farm | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1992087 — 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: Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm Context triple: [Seven Days Battles, includesBattle, Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm]
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A.
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.
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B.
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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C.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
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E.
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.
- 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 Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm Target entity description: The Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm was a minor but strategically significant engagement of the American Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign, occurring near Richmond, Virginia in June 1862 as Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles.
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A.
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.
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B.
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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C.
Battle of Bloody Brook
The Battle of Bloody Brook was a 1675 ambush during King Philip’s War in which Native American forces decimated a colonial militia escorting a grain convoy near present-day South Deerfield, Massachusetts.
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D.
Battle of Champion Hill
The Battle of Champion Hill was a pivotal American Civil War engagement in May 1863, where Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant defeated Confederate troops in Mississippi, opening the way for the siege and eventual capture of Vicksburg.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Action at Garnett’s Farm
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Action at Golding’s Farm ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Garnett’s Farm
ⓘ
Golding’s Farm ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaignObjective | Probe Union positions east of Richmond ⓘ |
| century | 19th century ⓘ |
| commander |
George McClellan
ⓘ
surface form:
George B. McClellan
John B. Magruder ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ William F. "Baldy" Smith ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1862-06-27 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1862-06-27 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Gaines’s Mill
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Battle of Savage’s Station ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| location |
Henrico County
ⓘ
surface form:
Henrico County, Virginia
near Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| militaryUnitInvolved |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ Union VI Corps ⓘ |
| notableFeature | Minor engagement with disproportionate strategic importance ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peninsula Campaign
ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Beaver Dam Creek ⓘ |
| primaryTerrain |
bluffs above the Chickahominy River
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farmland ⓘ |
| purposeOfConfederateAttack | Demonstration to distract from main operations north of the Chickahominy ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| result | Inconclusive ⓘ |
| side |
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia attacking
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Union Army of the Potomac defending ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-06-27 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
Part of Confederate efforts to relieve pressure on Richmond
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Tested Union defenses on the Chickahominy River ⓘ |
| tacticalNature |
artillery and infantry skirmishing
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limited engagement ⓘ |
| theater | Richmond theater of operations ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm Description of subject: The Battle of Garnett’s and Golding’s Farm was a minor but strategically significant engagement of the American Civil War’s Peninsula Campaign, occurring near Richmond, Virginia in June 1862 as Union and Confederate forces clashed during the Seven Days Battles.
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Battle of Garnett's and Golding's Farm