Battle of Burgess Mill
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The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Burgess Mill canonical | 1 |
| Battle of Dabney's Mill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8336592 — 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 Burgess Mill Context triple: [Battle of Boydton Plank Road, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Burgess Mill]
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Battle of Cook’s Mills
The Battle of Cook’s Mills was a late-1814 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British and Canadian forces successfully blocked an American advance in the Niagara Peninsula.
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B.
Battle of Big Bethel
The Battle of Big Bethel was an early American Civil War engagement in June 1861 in Virginia, notable as one of the first land battles of the conflict and a Confederate victory.
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Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
- 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 Burgess Mill Target entity description: The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
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A.
Battle of Cook’s Mills
The Battle of Cook’s Mills was a late-1814 engagement in the War of 1812 in which British and Canadian forces successfully blocked an American advance in the Niagara Peninsula.
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B.
Battle of Big Bethel
The Battle of Big Bethel was an early American Civil War engagement in June 1861 in Virginia, notable as one of the first land battles of the conflict and a Confederate victory.
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C.
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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E.
Battle of White Oak Road
The Battle of White Oak Road was a late–Civil War engagement in March 1865 near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines, helping to set the stage for the fall of Petersburg and the surrender at Appomattox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Boydton Plank Road
NERFINISHED
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Boydton Plank Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
A. P. Hill
NERFINISHED
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David McMurtrie Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ Wade Hampton III NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | approximately 1,300 ⓘ |
| confederateForce |
Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | October 27–28, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | October 28, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Hatcher’s Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Petersburg front ⓘ |
| locationFeature |
Boydton Plank Road
NERFINISHED
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Hatcher’s Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Hampton’s Cavalry
NERFINISHED
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Union II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Union V Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
cut the Boydton Plank Road
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sever Confederate supply line into Petersburg ⓘ |
| partOf |
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place | Dinwiddie County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Peebles’ Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingArmies |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Union attempts to extend siege lines west of Petersburg ⓘ |
| result | Confederate tactical victory ⓘ |
| startDate | October 27, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | continued pressure on Confederate defenses at Petersburg ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union failed to hold Boydton Plank Road ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | approximately 1,750 ⓘ |
| unionForce |
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
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II Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Burgess Mill Description of subject: The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Battle of Dabney's Mill