Battle of Pickett’s Mill
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The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pickett’s Mill canonical | 2 |
| Battle of New Hope Church – Pickett’s Mill sector | 1 |
| Battle of Ruff's Mill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2196429 — 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: Battle of Pickett’s Mill Context triple: [Atlanta Campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Pickett’s Mill]
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Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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Battle of Boydton Plank Road
The Battle of Boydton Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route during the protracted operations around Petersburg.
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Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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E.
Battle of Mechanicsville
The Battle of Mechanicsville was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, marking the opening clash of Robert E. Lee’s Seven Days Campaign against Union forces during the Peninsula Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Pickett’s Mill Target entity description: The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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B.
Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Boydton Plank Road
The Battle of Boydton Plank Road was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route during the protracted operations around Petersburg.
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Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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E.
Battle of Mechanicsville
The Battle of Mechanicsville was an 1862 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, marking the opening clash of Robert E. Lee’s Seven Days Campaign against Union forces during the Peninsula Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Pickett’s Mill
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surface form:
Battle of New Hope Church – Pickett’s Mill sector
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaignObjective | outflank Confederate positions west of Atlanta ⓘ |
| commander |
Joseph E. Johnston
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Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver O. Howard
Patrick Cleburne ⓘ
surface form:
Patrick R. Cleburne
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
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| commemoratedBy | monuments and interpretive trails at Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site ⓘ |
| confederateAction | repulsed repeated Union assaults ⓘ |
| confederateArmy | Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | approximately 500 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| confederateForceCommander |
Patrick Cleburne
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surface form:
Patrick R. Cleburne
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| confederateStrength | approximately 10,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflictIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | May 27, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Dallas
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surface form:
Battle of Dallas (1864)
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| front | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Paulding County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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near Dallas, Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
night fighting in dense woods
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steep ravine crossed by Union troops under fire ⓘ |
| notableFor | high Union casualties in a failed assault ⓘ |
| overlookedRelativeTo |
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
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Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlanta Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | one of the best-preserved Civil War battlefields in Georgia ⓘ |
| preservedAs |
Pickett’s Mill Battlefield State Historic Site
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surface form:
Pickett’s Mill Battlefield Historic Site
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| primaryConfederateDivision | Patrick Cleburne’s Division ⓘ |
| primaryUnionCorps | IV Corps (Army of the Cumberland) ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| stateHistoricSiteOperator | Georgia Department of Natural Resources ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Sherman’s advance toward Atlanta from Chattanooga ⓘ |
| tacticalDescription | Union frontal assault against entrenched Confederate position ⓘ |
| terrain | heavily wooded ravines and ridges ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | late afternoon and evening ⓘ |
| unionArmy |
Army of the Cumberland
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Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | approximately 1,600 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| unionForceCommander |
Oliver Otis Howard
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surface form:
Oliver O. Howard
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| unionObjective | turn the Confederate right flank ⓘ |
| unionStrength | approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pickett’s Mill Description of subject: The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
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