Battle of Wauhatchie
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The Battle of Wauhatchie was an 1863 nighttime engagement of the American Civil War in Tennessee, notable for securing the “Cracker Line” supply route to Union forces besieged at Chattanooga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Wauhatchie canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4196981 — 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 Wauhatchie Context triple: [Chattanooga Campaign, includesBattle, Battle of Wauhatchie]
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Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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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.
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D.
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain
The Battle of Tumbledown Mountain was a key night engagement during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured strategic high ground from Argentine troops near Port Stanley.
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E.
Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Wauhatchie Target entity description: The Battle of Wauhatchie was an 1863 nighttime engagement of the American Civil War in Tennessee, notable for securing the “Cracker Line” supply route to Union forces besieged at Chattanooga.
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A.
Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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B.
Battle of Wyse Fork
The Battle of Wyse Fork was a major American Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Kinston, North Carolina, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to block their advance toward Goldsboro during the closing weeks of the war.
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C.
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.
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D.
Battle of Tumbledown Mountain
The Battle of Tumbledown Mountain was a key night engagement during the 1982 Falklands War in which British forces captured strategic high ground from Argentine troops near Port Stanley.
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E.
Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aimOfConfederateForces | to cut the Union supply line to Chattanooga ⓘ |
| aimOfUnionForces | to secure and defend the Cracker Line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wauhatchie Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lookout Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wauhatchie Station on the Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
James Longstreet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John W. Geary NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ Micah Jenkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | October 28–29, 1863 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1863-10-29 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Tennessee front ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Lookout Mountain area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
Army of the Cumberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Longstreet’s Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Hamilton County, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | securing the Cracker Line supply route ⓘ |
| objective |
to disrupt Union communications and supplies
ⓘ
to protect the newly opened Union supply line to Chattanooga ⓘ |
| partOf | Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfCrackerLine | to supply Union forces besieged at Chattanooga ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Chattanooga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Chattanooga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863-10-28 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
ensured continuous Union supply via the Cracker Line
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helped lift the Union siege of Chattanooga ⓘ |
| supplyRoute | Cracker Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | night attack ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Wauhatchie Description of subject: The Battle of Wauhatchie was an 1863 nighttime engagement of the American Civil War in Tennessee, notable for securing the “Cracker Line” supply route to Union forces besieged at Chattanooga.
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