Battle of Tupelo
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The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Tupelo canonical | 3 |
| Tupelo Campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3791328 — 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: Battle of Tupelo Context triple: [Tupelo, Mississippi, siteOf, Battle of Tupelo]
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Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
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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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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 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.
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Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Tupelo Target entity description: The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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A.
Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
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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 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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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Harrisburg ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| category | Battles of the American Civil War in Mississippi ⓘ |
| commanderConfederate |
Nathan Bedford Forrest
ⓘ
Stephen D. Lee ⓘ |
| commanderUnion |
Andrew J. Smith
ⓘ
Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson ⓘ
surface form:
Benjamin Grierson
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| ConfederateCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | approximately 1,300 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesTotal | approximately 1,300–1,400 ⓘ |
| ConfederateForceStrength | approximately 10,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| ConfederateTactics | frontal assaults against fortified Union line ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 14–15, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | July 15, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Union operations in northern Mississippi ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Army of Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Tennessee
Confederate cavalry ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate cavalry under Nathan Bedford Forrest
Union Army ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the United States
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| historicalSignificance |
checked Nathan Bedford Forrest’s ability to raid Union supply lines
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helped ensure logistical support for Sherman’s advance on Atlanta ⓘ |
| month | July ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
intense summer heat affecting both armies
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limited Confederate cavalry effectiveness compared to earlier campaigns ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta campaign
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| place |
Lee County, Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Tupelo, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ northern Mississippi ⓘ |
| precededBy | Brice’s Cross Roads campaign ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateObjective |
disrupt William T. Sherman’s supply lines
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threaten Union supply base at Memphis ⓘ |
| primaryUnionObjective | protect William T. Sherman’s supply lines ⓘ |
| relatedCampaign |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
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| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | July 14, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Sherman’s supply lines secured ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Confederate attacks repulsed ⓘ |
| theater |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Theater
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| UnionCasualtiesKilledAndWounded | approximately 650 ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesTotal | approximately 650–700 ⓘ |
| UnionForceStrength | approximately 14,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| UnionTactics | defensive position with strong artillery support ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Tupelo Description of subject: The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Tupelo Campaign