Second Battle of Fort McAllister
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The Second Battle of Fort McAllister was a late-1864 American Civil War engagement in Georgia in which Union forces captured a Confederate coastal fortification, helping secure General William T. Sherman’s supply line at the end of his March to the Sea.
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| Second Battle of Fort McAllister canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Battle of Fort McAllister Context triple: [Civil War in Florida, hasKeyEvent, Second Battle of Fort McAllister]
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Battle of Tallushatchee
The Battle of Tallushatchee was an 1813 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson attacked and destroyed a Red Stick Creek village in present-day Alabama.
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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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Battle of Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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D.
Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
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E.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
- 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 McAllister Target entity description: The Second Battle of Fort McAllister was a late-1864 American Civil War engagement in Georgia in which Union forces captured a Confederate coastal fortification, helping secure General William T. Sherman’s supply line at the end of his March to the Sea.
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A.
Battle of Tallushatchee
The Battle of Tallushatchee was an 1813 engagement during the Creek War in which U.S. forces under Andrew Jackson attacked and destroyed a Red Stick Creek village in present-day Alabama.
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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.
Battle of Alligator Creek
The Battle of Alligator Creek was an early World War II clash during the Guadalcanal Campaign in which U.S. Marines repelled a major Japanese assault, helping secure their foothold on the island.
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D.
Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
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E.
Battle of Negro Fort
The Battle of Negro Fort was an 1816 U.S. military attack on a British-built, Black and Native American–occupied fort in Spanish Florida, resulting in its destruction and the deaths or re-enslavement of many formerly enslaved people.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Assault on Fort McAllister (1864) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Union infantry assault ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Savannah Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
George A. Nichols
NERFINISHED
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William B. Hazen NERFINISHED ⓘ William W. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| date | December 13, 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Confederate garrison of Fort McAllister ⓘ |
| followedBy | Siege of Savannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fortificationType | coastal fortification ⓘ |
| historicalEra | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia and Florida forces
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Tennessee elements ⓘ |
| location |
Bryan County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
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Fort McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ near Savannah, Georgia ⓘ |
| objective |
capture Fort McAllister
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establish contact with Union naval forces ⓘ open Union supply line to the sea ⓘ |
| opposingForceStrength |
Union division under Brig. Gen. William B. Hazen
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small Confederate garrison ⓘ |
| overseenBy | William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sherman’s March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | March to the Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTarget | Fort McAllister (Confederate earthwork fort) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | First Battle of Fort McAllister NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
allowed Union forces to link with U.S. Navy on the Atlantic coast
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secured Union supply line at the end of Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union forces overran Confederate defenses ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 1864 ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Second Battle of Fort McAllister Description of subject: The Second Battle of Fort McAllister was a late-1864 American Civil War engagement in Georgia in which Union forces captured a Confederate coastal fortification, helping secure General William T. Sherman’s supply line at the end of his March to the Sea.
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