Battle of Port Gibson
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The Battle of Port Gibson was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863 that secured a crucial Union foothold in Mississippi during Ulysses S. Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23272088 — 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 Port Gibson Context triple: [Port Gibson, Mississippi, knownFor, Battle of Port Gibson]
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Battle of Raymond
The Battle of Raymond was an American Civil War engagement in the Vicksburg Campaign, fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. John Gregg.
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Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
- 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 Port Gibson Target entity description: The Battle of Port Gibson was an American Civil War engagement in May 1863 that secured a crucial Union foothold in Mississippi during Ulysses S. Grant’s Vicksburg Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Raymond
The Battle of Raymond was an American Civil War engagement in the Vicksburg Campaign, fought on May 12, 1863, near Raymond, Mississippi, between Union forces under Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Confederate troops led by Brig. Gen. John Gregg.
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B.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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C.
Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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D.
Battle of Milliken’s Bend
The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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E.
Battle of Holly Springs
The Battle of Holly Springs was an 1862 American Civil War raid in Mississippi in which Confederate forces under Earl Van Dorn destroyed Union supply lines, significantly disrupting Ulysses S. Grant’s campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American Civil War military operations near Port Gibson
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Battle of Port Gibson
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