Camp Jackson Massacre
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The Camp Jackson Massacre was an 1861 Civil War–era incident in St. Louis, Missouri, in which Union troops fired on pro-Confederate militia and civilians, killing and wounding dozens and sharply escalating local tensions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Camp Jackson Incident | 1 |
| Camp Jackson Massacre canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13095137 — 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: Camp Jackson Massacre Context triple: [Camp Jackson Affair, alsoKnownAs, Camp Jackson Massacre]
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A.
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.
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B.
Tol Plantation massacre
The Tol Plantation massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Japanese forces executed over 150 Australian prisoners of war and civilians on New Britain in 1942.
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C.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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D.
Fort Mims massacre
The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
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E.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's 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: Camp Jackson Massacre Target entity description: The Camp Jackson Massacre was an 1861 Civil War–era incident in St. Louis, Missouri, in which Union troops fired on pro-Confederate militia and civilians, killing and wounding dozens and sharply escalating local tensions.
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A.
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.
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B.
Tol Plantation massacre
The Tol Plantation massacre was a World War II atrocity in which Japanese forces executed over 150 Australian prisoners of war and civilians on New Britain in 1942.
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C.
Ellenton massacre
The Ellenton massacre was an 1876 episode of racial and political violence in South Carolina in which white supremacist paramilitaries attacked and killed numerous Black residents to suppress their civil and voting rights during Reconstruction.
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D.
Fort Mims massacre
The Fort Mims massacre was an 1813 attack during the Creek War in which Red Stick Creek warriors overran a frontier fort in present-day Alabama, killing hundreds of settlers and militia and galvanizing American military response against the Creek.
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E.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War incident
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ massacre ⓘ |
| aftermath |
radicalization of pro-Confederate sentiment in Missouri
ⓘ
riots and unrest in St. Louis ⓘ strengthening of Union military presence in Missouri ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Camp Jackson Affair
ⓘ
Camp Jackson Incident ⓘ
linked to:
Camp Jackson Massacre
|
| belligerentDescription | pro-Union troops vs. pro-Confederate militia ⓘ |
| casualties | dozens killed and wounded ⓘ |
| cause |
fear of secessionist control of St. Louis arsenal
ⓘ
tensions over Missouri’s allegiance in the Civil War ⓘ |
| civilianCasualties | multiple civilian deaths ⓘ |
| combatant |
Missouri Volunteer Militia
ⓘ
Union forces ⓘ |
| commander | Nathaniel Lyon ⓘ |
| commanderOfUnionForces | Nathaniel Lyon ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | May 10, 1861 ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1861 in Missouri
ⓘ
History of St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ Massacres of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicalSignificance |
example of urban violence in the American Civil War
ⓘ
key early event in determining Missouri’s status in the Civil War ⓘ |
| involvedPerson |
Claiborne Fox Jackson
ⓘ
Francis Preston Blair Jr. ⓘ Sterling Price ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
St. Louis city
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Louis City
|
| militaryCasualties | deaths and wounds among Missouri Volunteer Militia ⓘ |
| partOf | American Civil War in Missouri ⓘ |
| perpetratorDescription | Union volunteer regiments firing on crowd ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Union effort to prevent Missouri’s secession
ⓘ
struggle over control of Missouri state government ⓘ |
| precededBy | seizure of Liberty Arsenal in Missouri ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Missouri secession crisis
ⓘ
Price–Harney Truce ⓘ St. Louis Arsenal ⓘ |
| result |
deaths of civilians and militia
ⓘ
escalation of tensions in St. Louis ⓘ increased Union control in Missouri ⓘ wounding of civilians and militia ⓘ |
| sideSupportedByMilitia | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| tookPlaceAt | Camp Jackson ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
Union seizure of Camp Jackson
ⓘ
arrest of Missouri Volunteer Militia ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Camp Jackson Massacre Description of subject: The Camp Jackson Massacre was an 1861 Civil War–era incident in St. Louis, Missouri, in which Union troops fired on pro-Confederate militia and civilians, killing and wounding dozens and sharply escalating local tensions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Camp Jackson Massacre