Battle of Fort Harrison
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The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fort Harrison canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6220615 — 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 Fort Harrison Context triple: [Army of the James, engagedIn, Battle of Fort Harrison]
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Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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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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Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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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.
- 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 Fort Harrison Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
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A.
Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Vincennes
The Battle of Vincennes was a pivotal 1779 American Revolutionary War victory in the Illinois Country, where George Rogers Clark’s forces captured the British-held Fort Sackville, helping secure the Northwest Territory for the United States.
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D.
Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| aim | threaten Richmond from the north ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Chaffin’s Bluff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFortification | Fort Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Benjamin F. Butler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward O. C. Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard S. Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledByAfterBattle | Union forces ⓘ |
| controlledByBeforeBattle | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | September 29, 1864 ⓘ |
| defensiveLine | Richmond defenses north of the James River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | September 30, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent Union operations north of the James River ⓘ |
| fortificationRole | Confederate defensive work ⓘ |
| front | North of the James River front ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Chaffin’s Farm area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Confederate States of America (at the time of battle) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | use of United States Colored Troops ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Fort Harrison
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weakening Richmond’s defenses ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the James NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
operations against Richmond ⓘ |
| place | Henrico County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Deep Bottom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance | reduced security of Richmond’s outer defenses ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | key part of Richmond defensive line ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAction | assault on fortified position ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fort Harrison Description of subject: The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
Referenced by (3)
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