Shiloh and Corinth Campaign
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The Shiloh and Corinth Campaign was a major early Western Theater operation in the American Civil War, encompassing the bloody Battle of Shiloh and the subsequent Union advance to capture the strategic rail hub of Corinth, Mississippi.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shiloh and Corinth Campaign canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shiloh and Corinth Campaign Context triple: [Union Army campaigns, hasPart, Shiloh and Corinth Campaign]
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A.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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Chattanooga Campaign
The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of pivotal American Civil War battles in late 1863 in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, that broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the Deep South to Union invasion.
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C.
Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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D.
Nashville Campaign
The Nashville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1864 in Tennessee, culminating in the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Nashville that shattered Confederate forces in the Western Theater.
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E.
Knoxville Campaign
The Knoxville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1863 in East Tennessee, centered on the Union defense of Knoxville against Confederate forces.
- 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: Shiloh and Corinth Campaign Target entity description: The Shiloh and Corinth Campaign was a major early Western Theater operation in the American Civil War, encompassing the bloody Battle of Shiloh and the subsequent Union advance to capture the strategic rail hub of Corinth, Mississippi.
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A.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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B.
Chattanooga Campaign
The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of pivotal American Civil War battles in late 1863 in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee, that broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the Deep South to Union invasion.
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C.
Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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D.
Nashville Campaign
The Nashville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1864 in Tennessee, culminating in the decisive Union victory at the Battle of Nashville that shattered Confederate forces in the Western Theater.
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E.
Knoxville Campaign
The Knoxville Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in late 1863 in East Tennessee, centered on the Union defense of Knoxville against Confederate forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War campaign
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Union advance into the Deep South ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | high casualties, especially at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| commander |
Don Carlos Buell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Henry W. Halleck NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William T. Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1862-10-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| front | Western front of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battle of Iuka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Mississippi
NERFINISHED
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Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Shiloh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston at Shiloh ⓘ |
| objective |
capture of Corinth, Mississippi
ⓘ
control of key rail junctions in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Albert Sidney Johnston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl Van Dorn NERFINISHED ⓘ P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ Sterling Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Fort Henry and Fort Donelson campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryConfederateArmy | Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUnionArmy |
Army of the Ohio
NERFINISHED
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Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railHub | Corinth, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-03-01 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the Memphis and Charleston Railroad
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control of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union forces captured Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | offensive campaign ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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