First Battle of Winchester
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The First Battle of Winchester was a major early American Civil War engagement in May 1862, in which Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops, contributing to his famed Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
All labels observed (4)
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| First Battle of Winchester canonical | 6 |
| Battle of Winchester (1862) | 2 |
| First Battle of Winchester (1862) | 2 |
| Battle of Winchester (First Battle of Winchester) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2262251 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Battle of Winchester Context triple: [Winchester, Virginia, wasSiteOf, First Battle of Winchester]
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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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.
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Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester)
The Battle of Winchester, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester, was a major Union victory in the American Civil War in which General Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley in September 1864.
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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 Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown was a minor but strategically important American Civil War engagement in September 1862, marking the Confederate rearguard action as Robert E. Lee’s army withdrew across the Potomac River after the Maryland Campaign.
- 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: First Battle of Winchester Target entity description: The First Battle of Winchester was a major early American Civil War engagement in May 1862, in which Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops, contributing to his famed Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
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A.
Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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B.
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.
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Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester)
The Battle of Winchester, also known as the Third Battle of Winchester, was a major Union victory in the American Civil War in which General Philip Sheridan decisively defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley in September 1864.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Shepherdstown
The Battle of Shepherdstown was a minor but strategically important American Civil War engagement in September 1862, marking the Confederate rearguard action as Robert E. Lee’s army withdrew across the Potomac River after the Maryland Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
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Instruction
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Subject: First Battle of Winchester Description of subject: The First Battle of Winchester was a major early American Civil War engagement in May 1862, in which Confederate forces under Stonewall Jackson defeated Union troops, contributing to his famed Shenandoah Valley Campaign.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War
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First Battle of Winchester
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this entity surface form:
First Battle of Winchester (1862)
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Battle of Winchester (1862)
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Battle of Winchester (First Battle of Winchester)
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First Battle of Winchester (1862)
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Battle of Winchester (1862)