Battle of Iuka
E571066
The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Iuka canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720783 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Iuka Context triple: [Corinth campaign, hasPart, Battle of Iuka]
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A.
Battle of Tupelo
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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B.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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C.
Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1864 in which Union forces decisively defeated the Confederate Army of Tennessee, effectively destroying it as a fighting force.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Iuka Target entity description: The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.
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A.
Battle of Tupelo
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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B.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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C.
Battle of Nashville
The Battle of Nashville was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1864 in which Union forces decisively defeated the Confederate Army of Tennessee, effectively destroying it as a fighting force.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Engagement at Iuka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Corinth Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | to protect Corinth, Mississippi, and Union supply lines ⓘ |
| commander |
Sterling Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateArmy | Army of the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualties | approximately 1,500 total casualties ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateForceStrength | about 3,000–3,200 soldiers engaged ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrategicCommander | Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 19, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western Front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationType | rural town and crossroads ⓘ |
| month | September ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
acoustic shadow affected Union coordination
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fought in rough, wooded terrain ⓘ |
| objective | to prevent Sterling Price from joining Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Iuka–Corinth Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Iuka, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of Corinth
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate withdrawal
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Union tactical victory ⓘ |
| significance | helped prevent Confederate concentration in northern Mississippi in late 1862 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Union success in hindering Confederate plans in Mississippi ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | inconclusive in fully destroying Price’s force ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionArmy | Army of the Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | approximately 790 total casualties ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
Ulysses S. Grant
NERFINISHED
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William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionForceStrength | about 4,500–4,800 soldiers engaged ⓘ |
| UnionStrategicCommander | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weaponry |
artillery
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rifled muskets ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Iuka Description of subject: The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.
Referenced by (6)
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