Battle of Plum Point Bend
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The Battle of Plum Point Bend was an 1862 American Civil War riverine engagement on the Mississippi River in which Confederate rams attacked and damaged Union ironclads near Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Plum Point Bend canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6195447 — 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 Plum Point Bend Context triple: [Confederate States Navy, notableEngagement, Battle of Plum Point Bend]
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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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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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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Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee was a major American Civil War engagement in Florida in 1864, where Confederate forces repelled a Union expedition, halting Federal attempts to disrupt Confederate supply lines and restore Florida to the Union.
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Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
- 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 Plum Point Bend Target entity description: The Battle of Plum Point Bend was an 1862 American Civil War riverine engagement on the Mississippi River in which Confederate rams attacked and damaged Union ironclads near Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
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A.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Battle of Olustee
The Battle of Olustee was a major American Civil War engagement in Florida in 1864, where Confederate forces repelled a Union expedition, halting Federal attempts to disrupt Confederate supply lines and restore Florida to the Union.
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E.
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
The Battle of Horseshoe Bend was an 1814 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces led by Andrew Jackson decisively defeated the Red Stick Creek faction, leading to vast land cessions in the Southeast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Plum Point
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Plum Run Bend NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Union campaign to open the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | light casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| commandedByConfederate | James E. Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedByUnion | Charles H. Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateShipInvolved |
CSS General Beauregard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CSS General Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Earl Van Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General M. Jeff Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ CSS General Sumter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 10, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Memphis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationNearby | Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
Confederate River Defense Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Mississippi River Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedVesselType |
Confederate rams
ⓘ
Union ironclads ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Fort Pillow, Tennessee ⓘ |
| near | Fort Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first major test of Confederate River Defense Fleet rams ⓘ |
| objective | Confederate attempt to disrupt Union river operations ⓘ |
| partOf | Riverine operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Union capture of Island Number Ten ⓘ |
| primaryCombatType | riverine engagement ⓘ |
| result | Confederate tactical victory ⓘ |
| river | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved |
ironclad gunboats
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timberclad gunboats ⓘ |
| side |
Confederacy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ramming attacks
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surprise attack from upriver ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionShipDamaged |
USS Cincinnati
NERFINISHED
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USS Mound City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnionShipInvolved |
USS Benton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Carondelet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Plum Point Bend Description of subject: The Battle of Plum Point Bend was an 1862 American Civil War riverine engagement on the Mississippi River in which Confederate rams attacked and damaged Union ironclads near Fort Pillow, Tennessee.
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