Battle of Pleasant Hill
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The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Pleasant Hill canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8535844 — 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 Pleasant Hill Context triple: [Army of the Trans-Mississippi, engagedIn, Battle of Pleasant Hill]
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A.
Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Iuka
The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.
- 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 Pleasant Hill Target entity description: The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
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A.
Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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B.
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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C.
Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of Iuka
The Battle of Iuka was an American Civil War engagement in September 1862 in Mississippi, where Union forces under William S. Rosecrans clashed with Confederate troops led by Sterling Price as part of the broader operations around Corinth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Pleasant Hill, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateConfederateStrength | about 12,000 troops ⓘ |
| approximateUnionStrength | about 12,000 troops ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Red River Campaign of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignObjective | Union attempt to capture Shreveport, Louisiana ⓘ |
| category |
Battles of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battles of the Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew J. Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas E. G. Ransom NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCasualties | over 1,500 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Union retreat to Grand Ecore ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Pleasant Hill Battlefield State Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| impact | prevented Union advance to Shreveport and Texas ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate forces under Richard Taylor
ⓘ
Union Army of the Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
De Soto Parish, Louisiana
NERFINISHED
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Pleasant Hill, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
fought one day after the Battle of Mansfield
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involved combined Union army-navy operations on the Red River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Red River Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Mansfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateForce | District of West Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUnionForce |
XIX Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
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XVI Corps (Union Army) detachment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate strategic victory
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Union tactical success (disputed) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-04-09 ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | halted Union Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Union withdrawal from the area ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union repulse of Confederate attacks ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unionCasualties | over 1,000 killed, wounded, and missing ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Pleasant Hill Description of subject: The Battle of Pleasant Hill was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement in Louisiana that helped halt the Union Red River Campaign in the Trans-Mississippi Theater.
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