Battle of Fort Anderson
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The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Fort Anderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7793120 — 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 Anderson Context triple: [Fort Anderson, engagement, Battle of Fort Anderson]
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Battle of Fort Harrison
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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B.
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
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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.
Battle of New Market
The Battle of New Market was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, notable for the participation of Virginia Military Institute cadets fighting for the Confederacy.
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E.
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.
- 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 Anderson Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
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A.
Battle of Fort Harrison
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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B.
Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge
The Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge was a pivotal 1776 Revolutionary War engagement in North Carolina in which Patriot forces decisively defeated Loyalist troops, helping to end British authority in the colony.
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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.
Battle of New Market
The Battle of New Market was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, notable for the participation of Virginia Military Institute cadets fighting for the Confederacy.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Confederate Department of North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | fall of Wilmington ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Wilmington Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Admiral David D. Porter
NERFINISHED
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Alfred H. Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacob D. Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ John M. Schofield NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnson Hagood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | February 1865 ⓘ |
| defensiveWork | Confederate earthwork fortifications ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-02-19 ⓘ |
| followedBy | capture of Wilmington ⓘ |
| fortification | Fort Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| involves |
amphibious operations
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land assault ⓘ naval bombardment ⓘ |
| location |
Brunswick County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
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Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Confederate District of Wilmington forces
NERFINISHED
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Union Fort Fisher Expeditionary Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Union North Atlantic Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Union XXIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Fort Anderson
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secure approach to Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolinas Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Wilmington Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Cape Fear River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideWon | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-02-18 ⓘ |
| state | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | defense of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fort Anderson Description of subject: The Battle of Fort Anderson was an American Civil War engagement in February 1865 in North Carolina, where Union forces captured a key Confederate fortification along the Cape Fear River as part of the campaign to secure Wilmington.
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