Battle of Fort Donelson
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The Battle of Fort Donelson was a major early Union victory in the American Civil War that opened the Cumberland River as an invasion route into the Confederate heartland and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Fort Donelson canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Fort Donelson Context triple: [Battle of Pittsburg Landing, precededBy, Battle of Fort Donelson]
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Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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B.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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Battle of Plum Point Bend
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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D.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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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.
- 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 Donelson Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Donelson was a major early Union victory in the American Civil War that opened the Cumberland River as an invasion route into the Confederate heartland and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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A.
Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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B.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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C.
Battle of Plum Point Bend
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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D.
Siege of Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Siege of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tennessee campaign of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Fort Henry–Fort Donelson campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
NERFINISHED
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Gideon J. Pillow NERFINISHED ⓘ John B. Floyd NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualtiesApprox | about 13,000 ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrengthApprox | about 15,000–17,000 troops ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1862-02-16 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| involved |
Confederate Army of Central Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Western Gunboat Flotilla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Donelson, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
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Stewart County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameConferred | Unconditional Surrender Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence
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First major Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ Grant’s demand for "unconditional and immediate surrender" ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Fort Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Cumberland River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-02-11 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| stateOfFort | Confederate fortification on the Cumberland River ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
Forced Confederate evacuation of Nashville
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Opened the Cumberland River as a Union invasion route into the Confederate interior ⓘ Weakened Confederate control of Tennessee and Kentucky ⓘ |
| surrenderedForce | Confederate garrison at Fort Donelson ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| UnionCasualtiesApprox | about 2,800 ⓘ |
| UnionStrengthApprox | about 25,000 troops ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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