Meridian Campaign
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The Meridian Campaign was a major 1864 Union offensive in the American Civil War, led by General William T. Sherman to destroy Confederate infrastructure in Mississippi and pave the way for his later March to the Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meridian Campaign canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403783 — 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: Meridian Campaign Context triple: [Union Army campaigns, hasPart, Meridian Campaign]
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A.
The Border Campaign
The Border Campaign was a 1956–57 Irish Republican Army guerrilla operation aimed at ending British rule in Northern Ireland by attacking targets along the border.
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B.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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C.
Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
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D.
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in May 1864 in which Union forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to advance on Richmond and Petersburg via the Bermuda Hundred peninsula in Virginia.
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E.
Valley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were a series of American Civil War military operations in Virginia in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate armies, crippling the South’s use of the Shenandoah Valley as a strategic resource and invasion route.
- 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: Meridian Campaign Target entity description: The Meridian Campaign was a major 1864 Union offensive in the American Civil War, led by General William T. Sherman to destroy Confederate infrastructure in Mississippi and pave the way for his later March to the Sea.
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A.
The Border Campaign
The Border Campaign was a 1956–57 Irish Republican Army guerrilla operation aimed at ending British rule in Northern Ireland by attacking targets along the border.
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B.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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C.
Valley Campaign of 1862
The Valley Campaign of 1862 was Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s famed Civil War offensive in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, noted for its rapid maneuvers and strategic impact far beyond its small scale.
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D.
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
The Bermuda Hundred Campaign was a series of American Civil War operations in May 1864 in which Union forces attempted, but ultimately failed, to advance on Richmond and Petersburg via the Bermuda Hundred peninsula in Virginia.
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E.
Valley Campaigns of 1864
The Valley Campaigns of 1864 were a series of American Civil War military operations in Virginia in which Union forces under Philip Sheridan defeated Confederate armies, crippling the South’s use of the Shenandoah Valley as a strategic resource and invasion route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union offensive
ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Meridian Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignType |
railroad raid
ⓘ
scorched-earth operation ⓘ |
| commander |
James B. McPherson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateDestroyed | Meridian largely destroyed in February 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-03-06 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | to render Meridian and surrounding region useless as a Confederate base of operations ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Union strategy of deep raids into Confederate territory ⓘ |
| location |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | capture and destruction of Meridian, Mississippi ⓘ |
| objective |
destruction of Confederate military infrastructure
ⓘ
destruction of Confederate railroads ⓘ destruction of Confederate supply depots ⓘ disruption of Confederate logistics in Mississippi ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate Army of Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Leonidas Polk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTargetCity | Meridian, Mississippi GENERATED ⓘ |
| railroadsDestroyed |
Mobile and Ohio Railroad segments
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Southern Railroad of Mississippi segments ⓘ |
| result |
Union victory
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major destruction of Meridian, Mississippi ⓘ severe damage to Confederate rail network in central Mississippi ⓘ |
| secondaryTargetArea | central Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | logistical rehearsal for Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-02-03 ⓘ |
| strategy | total war against infrastructure rather than occupation of territory ⓘ |
| strength |
Confederate forces significantly outnumbered and dispersed
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Union forces approximately 20,000–25,000 men ⓘ |
| tactic |
burning of depots and warehouses
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demolition of bridges ⓘ systematic destruction of rail lines ⓘ |
| theaterCommander | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Meridian Campaign Description of subject: The Meridian Campaign was a major 1864 Union offensive in the American Civil War, led by General William T. Sherman to destroy Confederate infrastructure in Mississippi and pave the way for his later March to the Sea.
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