Second Battle of Fort Fisher
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The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a major American Civil War engagement in January 1865 in which Union forces captured the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, effectively closing the South’s last major seaport.
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| Second Battle of Fort Fisher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8758642 — 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: Second Battle of Fort Fisher Context triple: [Fort Fisher State Historic Site, relatedEvent, Second Battle of Fort Fisher]
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Port Hudson campaign
The Port Hudson campaign was a major American Civil War operation in Louisiana in 1863, in which Union forces besieged and ultimately captured the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson to gain control of the Mississippi River.
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Battle of Fort Anderson
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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Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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E.
Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
- 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: Second Battle of Fort Fisher Target entity description: The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a major American Civil War engagement in January 1865 in which Union forces captured the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, effectively closing the South’s last major seaport.
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A.
Port Hudson campaign
The Port Hudson campaign was a major American Civil War operation in Louisiana in 1863, in which Union forces besieged and ultimately captured the Confederate stronghold of Port Hudson to gain control of the Mississippi River.
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B.
Battle of Fort Anderson
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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C.
Siege of Charleston
The Siege of Charleston was a major 1780 British victory in the American Revolutionary War that resulted in the capture of a key Southern port city and one of the largest American surrenders of the conflict.
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D.
Battle of Mobile Bay
The Battle of Mobile Bay was a major American Civil War naval engagement in 1864, famous for Admiral David Farragut’s bold attack that sealed one of the Confederacy’s last major Gulf ports.
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E.
Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Assault on Fort Fisher (January 1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignPhase | late-war Union coastal operations ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Alfred Terry
NERFINISHED
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Braxton Bragg NERFINISHED ⓘ David D. Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ William H. C. Whiting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confederateCommanderRole |
Braxton Bragg commanded Confederate forces in the area
NERFINISHED
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William H. C. Whiting commanded Fort Fisher defenses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | January 13–15, 1865 ⓘ |
| effect |
closure of Wilmington as a Confederate port
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severed vital Confederate supply line via blockade runners ⓘ |
| endDate | January 15, 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy | capture of Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fort ⓘ |
| garrisonSide | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
infantry assault
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naval bombardment ⓘ |
| location |
Fort Fisher
NERFINISHED
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New Hanover County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ near Wilmington, North Carolina ⓘ |
| navalSupport | North Atlantic Blockading Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Fort Fisher
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close the port of Wilmington ⓘ |
| outcome | Union forces captured Fort Fisher ⓘ |
| partOf | Wilmington Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portClosed | Port of Wilmington, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | First Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Confederate defenses guarding Cape Fear River approaches ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | fall of Wilmington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | January 13, 1865 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | last major seaport open to the Confederacy on the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | amphibious assault ⓘ |
| unionCommanderRole |
Alfred Terry commanded Union land forces
NERFINISHED
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David D. Porter commanded Union naval forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of Fort Fisher Description of subject: The Second Battle of Fort Fisher was a major American Civil War engagement in January 1865 in which Union forces captured the Confederate stronghold guarding Wilmington, North Carolina, effectively closing the South’s last major seaport.
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