Wilson's Raid
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Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wilson's Raid canonical | 1 |
| Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia | 1 |
| Wilson’s Raid | 1 |
| Wilson’s Raid through Alabama and Georgia in 1865 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Wilson's Raid Context triple: [Battle of Selma (1865), partOf, Wilson's Raid]
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Valley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were a series of American Civil War military operations in Virginia in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate armies, crippling the South’s use of the Shenandoah Valley as a strategic resource and invasion route.
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B.
Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
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C.
New Georgia Campaign
The New Georgia Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in the Solomon Islands aimed at capturing the Japanese-held island of New Georgia and its vital airfields as part of the broader strategy to neutralize Rabaul.
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D.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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E.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wilson's Raid Target entity description: Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
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A.
Valley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were a series of American Civil War military operations in Virginia in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate armies, crippling the South’s use of the Shenandoah Valley as a strategic resource and invasion route.
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B.
Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
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C.
New Georgia Campaign
The New Georgia Campaign was a World War II Allied offensive in the Solomon Islands aimed at capturing the Japanese-held island of New Georgia and its vital airfields as part of the broader strategy to neutralize Rabaul.
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D.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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E.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union cavalry raid
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| advancedThrough |
Central Alabama
ⓘ
surface form:
central Alabama
Northern Alabama ⓘ
surface form:
northern Alabama
western Georgia ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| captured |
Columbus, Georgia
ⓘ
Macon, Georgia, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Macon, Georgia
Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| commander |
James H. Wilson
ⓘ
Major General James Harrison Wilson ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Union Army Cavalry Corps
ⓘ
surface form:
Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDetail | began near Gravelly Springs, Alabama, in March 1865 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Confederate machine shops
ⓘ
Confederate munitions factories ⓘ Confederate railroad depots ⓘ Confederate rolling stock ⓘ bridges on key Confederate rail lines ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-20 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
hastened the collapse of Confederate resistance in the Deep South
ⓘ
one of the largest and most destructive cavalry raids of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union cavalry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Selma (1865)
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surface form:
Battle of Selma
capture of Jefferson Davis's wife and entourage near Irwinville, Georgia region ⓘ capture of Selma's Confederate arsenal and foundries ⓘ destruction of the Confederate naval yard at Columbus, Georgia ⓘ |
| objective |
capture key industrial centers in the Deep South
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destroy Confederate infrastructure ⓘ disrupt Confederate war-making capacity ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| partOf | Union operations in the final months of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-03-22 ⓘ |
| strength | approximately 13,500 Union cavalrymen ⓘ |
| target |
Confederate arsenals
ⓘ
Confederate factories ⓘ Confederate ironworks ⓘ Confederate supply depots ⓘ railroads in Alabama and Georgia ⓘ |
| theatre | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | final months of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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