Battle of Fort Blakeley
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The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Fort Blakeley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12753998 — 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: Battle of Fort Blakeley Context triple: [Army of the Gulf, notableEngagement, Battle of Fort Blakeley]
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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 Fort Harrison
The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
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Second Battle of Fort McAllister
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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Battle of Fort Sanders
The Battle of Fort Sanders was a key Union defensive victory during the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, where Union forces successfully repelled a Confederate assault on the fort in November 1863.
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Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
- 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: Battle of Fort Blakeley Target entity description: The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Fort Harrison
The Battle of Fort Harrison was a key 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces captured a vital Confederate defensive fortification as part of the broader operations against the Confederate capital.
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C.
Second Battle of Fort McAllister
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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D.
Battle of Fort Sanders
The Battle of Fort Sanders was a key Union defensive victory during the Knoxville Campaign of the American Civil War, where Union forces successfully repelled a Confederate assault on the fort in November 1863.
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E.
Battle of Savage’s Station
The Battle of Savage’s Station was an 1862 American Civil War engagement during the Peninsula Campaign in which Union forces retreating toward the James River clashed with pursuing Confederate troops in Henrico County, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Fort Blakely NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Tensaw River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Mobile Campaign of 1865 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captured | Fort Blakeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAndLosses |
Confederate about 2,900 casualties
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Union about 629 casualties ⓘ |
| commander |
Edward Canby
NERFINISHED
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Francis M. Cockrell NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ James C. Veatch NERFINISHED ⓘ John P. Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ L. Y. Dill NERFINISHED ⓘ Randall L. Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ St. John R. Liddell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| followedBy | occupation of Mobile ⓘ |
| fortificationType | earthwork fort ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Union assault on Confederate earthworks
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siege operations against Fort Blakeley ⓘ |
| involves | United States Colored Troops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Baldwin County, Alabama
NERFINISHED
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Fort Blakeley, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Mobile, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale assault on entrenched Confederate position
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participation of African American troops in the final assaults of the war ⓘ |
| partOf | Mobile Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Siege of Spanish Fort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| sideLost | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideWon | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
helped secure Mobile Bay for the Union
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one of the last major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ took place after General Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| startDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| strength |
Confederate forces approximately 3,500
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Union forces approximately 16,000 ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | April 1865 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fort Blakeley Description of subject: The Battle of Fort Blakeley was one of the final major engagements of the American Civil War, in which Union forces captured a Confederate fortification in Alabama just days before the war’s end.
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