Price–Harney Truce
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The Price–Harney Truce was a short-lived 1861 agreement between Union General William S. Harney and Missouri State Guard commander Sterling Price that sought to keep Missouri neutral and avoid open conflict at the start of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Price–Harney Truce canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13095167 — 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: Price–Harney Truce Context triple: [Camp Jackson Affair, relatedEvent, Price–Harney Truce]
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Cochise–Howard peace agreement
The Cochise–Howard peace agreement was an 1872 treaty negotiated by Apache leader Cochise and U.S. Army General Oliver O. Howard that ended years of conflict and established a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache in Arizona.
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B.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
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C.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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D.
Treaty of the Broken Treaty
The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
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E.
Bannock War
The Bannock War was an 1878 armed conflict in the American West between the Bannock people and the United States, sparked by tensions over broken treaties, land encroachment, and dwindling food resources.
- 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: Price–Harney Truce Target entity description: The Price–Harney Truce was a short-lived 1861 agreement between Union General William S. Harney and Missouri State Guard commander Sterling Price that sought to keep Missouri neutral and avoid open conflict at the start of the American Civil War.
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A.
Cochise–Howard peace agreement
The Cochise–Howard peace agreement was an 1872 treaty negotiated by Apache leader Cochise and U.S. Army General Oliver O. Howard that ended years of conflict and established a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache in Arizona.
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B.
Treaty of 1863
The Treaty of 1863 was a controversial agreement that drastically reduced the Nez Perce homeland in the Pacific Northwest, paving the way for increased U.S. settlement and later conflict.
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C.
Winnebago War
The Winnebago War was a brief 1827 conflict between the United States and the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) people in the Upper Mississippi region, sparked by tensions over land cessions and American expansion.
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D.
Treaty of the Broken Treaty
The Treaty of the Broken Treaty, better known as the Treaty of Limerick, was the 1691 agreement that ended the Williamite War in Ireland and became infamous among Irish Catholics for the subsequent failure to uphold its promised protections.
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E.
Bannock War
The Bannock War was an 1878 armed conflict in the American West between the Bannock people and the United States, sparked by tensions over broken treaties, land encroachment, and dwindling food resources.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agreement
ⓘ
event in the American Civil War ⓘ truce ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characteristic | short-lived ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endCause |
breakdown of trust between Union authorities and Sterling Price
ⓘ
changing Union military leadership in Missouri ⓘ |
| followedBy | open conflict between Union forces and pro-Confederate forces in Missouri ⓘ |
| hasCause |
tensions between Unionists and secessionists in Missouri
ⓘ
uncertain status of Missouri at the outbreak of the Civil War ⓘ |
| hasEffect | temporary reduction of hostilities in Missouri ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location | Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Sterling Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William S. Harney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to avoid open conflict in Missouri
ⓘ
to keep Missouri neutral at the start of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| result | failure to maintain long-term neutrality in Missouri ⓘ |
| side1 | Union forces in Missouri ⓘ |
| side2 | Missouri State Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signatory |
Sterling Price
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William S. Harney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | early stages of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| topic |
Missouri in the American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
neutrality of border states ⓘ |
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Subject: Price–Harney Truce Description of subject: The Price–Harney Truce was a short-lived 1861 agreement between Union General William S. Harney and Missouri State Guard commander Sterling Price that sought to keep Missouri neutral and avoid open conflict at the start of the American Civil War.
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