Battle of Bentonville
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The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Bentonville canonical | 4 |
| Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3645417 — 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 Bentonville Context triple: [Carolinas Campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Bentonville]
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Battle of Jonesborough
The Battle of Jonesborough was a late-August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, whose Union victory forced the Confederates to abandon and ultimately led to the fall of Atlanta.
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Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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Battle of Pickett’s Mill
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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Battle of Peachtree Creek
The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.
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Battle of Resaca
The Battle of Resaca was a major 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Western Theater, where Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston in northern Georgia during the drive toward Atlanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Bentonville Target entity description: The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.
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A.
Battle of Jonesborough
The Battle of Jonesborough was a late-August 1864 American Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, whose Union victory forced the Confederates to abandon and ultimately led to the fall of Atlanta.
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B.
Battle of Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs was a major 1781 engagement of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Continental forces under General Nathanael Greene fought British troops in one of the conflict’s last large battles in the Southern theater.
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C.
Battle of Pickett’s Mill
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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D.
Battle of Peachtree Creek
The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.
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E.
Battle of Resaca
The Battle of Resaca was a major 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Western Theater, where Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston in northern Georgia during the drive toward Atlanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Bentonville
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surface form:
Battle of Bentonville, North Carolina
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| combatant |
Army of Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Tennessee
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Joseph E. Johnston
ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualties | about 2,600 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander |
Alexander P. Stewart
NERFINISHED
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Braxton Bragg ⓘ Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ William J. Hardee ⓘ |
| ConfederateObjective | to concentrate scattered Confederate forces to strike Sherman’s column ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | about 20,000–21,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | March 19–21, 1865 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-03-21 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
surrender of Joseph E. Johnston at Bennett Place
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surrender of the Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| hasDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (battlefield site)
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| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War
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surface form:
American Civil War era
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| location |
Bentonville, North Carolina
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Johnston County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last major battles of the American Civil War
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largest Civil War battle fought in North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolinas Campaign
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Carolinas Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign
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| precededBy | Battle of Wyse Fork ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-03-19 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | Confederate attempt to defeat part of Sherman’s army in detail ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| tookPlaceNear | Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | about 1,500 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Henry W. Slocum
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Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
surface form:
Oliver O. Howard
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| UnionObjective | to move north through the Carolinas to join forces with Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | about 60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| UnionWing |
Army of Georgia
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surface form:
Left Wing (Army of Georgia)
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
Right Wing (Army of the Tennessee)
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| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Bentonville Description of subject: The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.
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