Siege of Corinth
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The Siege of Corinth was an 1862 American Civil War campaign in northern Mississippi where Union forces compelled the strategic Confederate rail hub of Corinth to be evacuated.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Corinth canonical | 7 |
| Battle of Corinth | 1 |
| Confederate evacuation of Corinth | 1 |
| First Siege of Corinth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2884691 — 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: Siege of Corinth Context triple: [P. G. T. Beauregard, notableEvent, Siege of Corinth]
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A.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River was a major and fiercely contested American Civil War engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in late 1862 and early 1863, noted for its high casualties and strategic boost to Union morale.
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D.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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E.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Siege of Corinth Target entity description: The Siege of Corinth was an 1862 American Civil War campaign in northern Mississippi where Union forces compelled the strategic Confederate rail hub of Corinth to be evacuated.
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A.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River was a major and fiercely contested American Civil War engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in late 1862 and early 1863, noted for its high casualties and strategic boost to Union morale.
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D.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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E.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| afterEffect | disruption of Confederate rail communications in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Corinth
ⓘ
surface form:
First Siege of Corinth
|
| belligerentStrength | Union forces numerically superior to Confederate forces ⓘ |
| casualties | relatively low compared to other major Civil War campaigns ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| commander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
Don Carlos Buell ⓘ Henry W. Halleck ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Wager Halleck
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Confederate Army of Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of the Mississippi
Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
Union Department of the Mississippi
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1862-05-30 ⓘ |
| followed | Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Corinth ⓘ |
| genre | siege ⓘ |
| hasCause | Union objective to capture strategic rail junction at Corinth ⓘ |
| hasPart | series of entrenchments and skirmishes around Corinth ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| location |
Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
Northern Mississippi ⓘ
surface form:
northern Mississippi
|
| mainSubject |
Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
surface form:
Corinth, Mississippi, rail junction
|
| militaryTactic |
entrenchment and gradual approach
ⓘ
siege operations ⓘ |
| notableFor |
limited large-scale direct assaults
ⓘ
slow, methodical advance by Union forces ⓘ |
| outcome | Union occupation of Corinth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corinth campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Union operations against Corinth
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1862 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union concentration of forces after Shiloh ⓘ |
| railLine |
Memphis and Charleston Railroad
ⓘ
Mobile and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| result |
Siege of Corinth
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Confederate evacuation of Corinth
Union victory ⓘ |
| startTime | 1862-04-29 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | major Confederate rail hub ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | capture of Corinth rail junction ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Corinth Description of subject: The Siege of Corinth was an 1862 American Civil War campaign in northern Mississippi where Union forces compelled the strategic Confederate rail hub of Corinth to be evacuated.
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