Battle of Selma (1865)
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The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Selma | 2 |
| Battle of Selma (1865) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T426936 — 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)
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Target entity: Battle of Selma (1865) Context triple: [Selma, Alabama, hasEvent, Battle of Selma (1865)]
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A.
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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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.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- 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 Selma (1865) Target entity description: The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
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A.
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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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.
Four Days' Battle
The Four Days' Battle was a major 1666 naval engagement between the English and Dutch fleets, renowned as one of the longest and bloodiest sea battles in history.
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D.
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.
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E.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aftereffect | significant reduction of Confederate ability to equip armies ⓘ |
| aftermath |
destruction of Confederate arsenals in Selma
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destruction of Confederate foundries in Selma ⓘ destruction of Confederate naval yard facilities in Selma ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Selma (1865)
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surface form:
Battle of Selma
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| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign |
Wilson's Raid
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surface form:
Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia
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| city | Selma ⓘ |
| commander |
James H. Wilson
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Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ Richard Taylor ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 2,700 casualties and prisoners ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Nathan Bedford Forrest ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 4,000–5,000 troops ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| defensiveWorks |
earthworks around Selma
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fortifications with artillery emplacements ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Union capture of Montgomery, Alabama
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further Union raids into Georgia ⓘ |
| locationType | urban area ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Union assault on Selma's defensive lines in late afternoon
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hand-to-hand fighting on the fortifications ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Selma, Alabama
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cripple remaining Confederate war-making capacity ⓘ destroy Confederate industrial facilities ⓘ |
| outcome | capture of Selma by Union forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union cavalry raid through Alabama and Georgia
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Wilson's Raid ⓘ |
| place | Selma, Alabama ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wilson's cavalry operations in Alabama ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
contributed to collapse of Confederate resistance in the Western Theater
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loss of one of the Confederacy's last major industrial centers ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesAndLosses | approximately 359 total casualties ⓘ |
| UnionCommander | James H. Wilson ⓘ |
| UnionForcesType |
cavalry
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mounted infantry ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | approximately 13,500 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Selma (1865) Description of subject: The Battle of Selma (1865) was a late–Civil War engagement in which Union forces under General James H. Wilson captured the Confederate industrial and military center of Selma, Alabama, crippling the Confederacy’s remaining war-making capacity.
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Battle of Selma
this entity surface form:
Battle of Selma