Combahee River Raid
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The Combahee River Raid was an 1863 Civil War military operation in South Carolina, led in part by Harriet Tubman, that freed more than 700 enslaved people from plantations along the Combahee River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Combahee River Raid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10264112 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combahee River Raid Context triple: [Combahee River Collective, namedAfter, Combahee River Raid]
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A.
Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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B.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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C.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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D.
Battle of Liberty Place
The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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E.
Dade’s Massacre
Dade’s Massacre was an 1835 ambush by Seminole warriors on U.S. troops in Florida that helped ignite the Second Seminole War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Combahee River Raid Target entity description: The Combahee River Raid was an 1863 Civil War military operation in South Carolina, led in part by Harriet Tubman, that freed more than 700 enslaved people from plantations along the Combahee River.
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A.
Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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B.
Danbury Raid
The Danbury Raid was a 1777 British expedition during the American Revolutionary War that targeted and destroyed Continental Army supplies in Danbury, Connecticut, prompting subsequent clashes with American forces.
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C.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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D.
Battle of Liberty Place
The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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E.
Dade’s Massacre
Dade’s Massacre was an 1835 ambush by Seminole warriors on U.S. troops in Florida that helped ignite the Second Seminole War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military operation
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Union Army operation ⓘ raid ⓘ |
| aftermath |
Hundreds of freed people joined the Union war effort
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Significant blow to Confederate economy in the South Carolina Lowcountry ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Harriet Tubman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandRoleOfHarrietTubman |
Guide for Union gunboats through mined and obstructed waters
ⓘ
Scout and intelligence leader ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1863-06-02 ⓘ |
| destroyed |
Confederate rice stores
ⓘ
Plantation infrastructure along the Combahee River ⓘ |
| endDate | 1863-06-03 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Demonstrated the military value of Black troops and Black intelligence networks
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Key episode in the life and legend of Harriet Tubman ⓘ |
| inspired | Combahee River Collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Combahee River
NERFINISHED
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South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
One of the largest single liberation actions of enslaved people in the American Civil War
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Planned and guided in part by Harriet Tubman ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleFreed | >700 ⓘ |
| objective |
Destroy Confederate rice plantations and infrastructure
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Disrupt Confederate supply lines in South Carolina Lowcountry ⓘ Liberate enslaved people from plantations along the Combahee River ⓘ |
| opponent |
Confederate local militia
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Confederate plantation owners ⓘ |
| participant |
2nd South Carolina Volunteer Infantry (African Descent)
NERFINISHED
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3rd Rhode Island Heavy Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ Harriet Tubman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Union operations in the Department of the South ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emancipation during the American Civil War
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Harriet Tubman NERFINISHED ⓘ Underground Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Combahee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863-06-02 ⓘ |
| state | South Carolina ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Union Navy gunboats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactic |
Riverine raid using gunboats
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Use of intelligence gathered from enslaved and formerly enslaved people ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Combahee River Raid Description of subject: The Combahee River Raid was an 1863 Civil War military operation in South Carolina, led in part by Harriet Tubman, that freed more than 700 enslaved people from plantations along the Combahee River.
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