Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee
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The Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee was a Union field force in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas and noted for its decisive role in defeating Confederate forces at the Battle of Nashville.
All labels observed (1)
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| Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21968500 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee Context triple: [Battle of Nashville, UnionForce, Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee]
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Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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B.
Battle of Chattanooga
The Battle of Chattanooga was a major American Civil War engagement in late 1863 in Tennessee, where Union forces broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the gateway to the Deep South.
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C.
Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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D.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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E.
Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River was a major and fiercely contested American Civil War engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in late 1862 and early 1863, noted for its high casualties and strategic boost to Union morale.
- 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: Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee Target entity description: The Detachment of the Army of the Tennessee was a Union field force in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded by Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas and noted for its decisive role in defeating Confederate forces at the Battle of Nashville.
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A.
Tullahoma Campaign
The Tullahoma Campaign was a series of maneuvers and engagements in the summer of 1863 during the American Civil War in which Union forces outflanked and compelled the retreat of Confederate General Braxton Bragg’s Army of Tennessee in Middle Tennessee.
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B.
Battle of Chattanooga
The Battle of Chattanooga was a major American Civil War engagement in late 1863 in Tennessee, where Union forces broke the Confederate siege of the city and opened the gateway to the Deep South.
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C.
Fort Donelson campaign
The Fort Donelson campaign was a major early Union offensive in the American Civil War that secured key Confederate forts in Tennessee, opened vital rivers for Northern advances, and elevated Ulysses S. Grant to national prominence.
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D.
Battle of Port Hudson
The Battle of Port Hudson was a major American Civil War siege in Louisiana where Union forces sought to secure control of the Mississippi River by capturing a key Confederate stronghold.
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E.
Battle of Stones River
The Battle of Stones River was a major and fiercely contested American Civil War engagement fought near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, in late 1862 and early 1863, noted for its high casualties and strategic boost to Union morale.
- F. None of above. chosen
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