Second Battle of Petersburg
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The Second Battle of Petersburg was a key June 1864 American Civil War clash in Virginia in which failed Union assaults against Confederate defenses led directly to the prolonged Siege of Petersburg.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Battle of Petersburg canonical | 3 |
| Assault on Petersburg | 1 |
| First Battle of Petersburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Second Battle of Petersburg Context triple: [Siege of Petersburg, majorEngagement, Second Battle of Petersburg]
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Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a prolonged series of trench warfare operations in 1864–1865 around Petersburg, Virginia, whose eventual Union victory cut off Confederate supply lines and led directly to the fall of Richmond and the end of the American Civil War.
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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a prolonged series of American Civil War battles in 1864–1865 in which Union forces sought to cut off and capture the Confederate strongholds of Richmond and Petersburg, leading directly to the collapse of the Confederacy.
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Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Second Battle of Petersburg Target entity description: The Second Battle of Petersburg was a key June 1864 American Civil War clash in Virginia in which failed Union assaults against Confederate defenses led directly to the prolonged Siege of Petersburg.
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Siege of Petersburg
The Siege of Petersburg was a prolonged series of trench warfare operations in 1864–1865 around Petersburg, Virginia, whose eventual Union victory cut off Confederate supply lines and led directly to the fall of Richmond and the end of the American Civil War.
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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a prolonged series of American Civil War battles in 1864–1865 in which Union forces sought to cut off and capture the Confederate strongholds of Richmond and Petersburg, leading directly to the collapse of the Confederacy.
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Battle of Cold Harbor
The Battle of Cold Harbor was a major and notoriously bloody 1864 Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee repelled repeated Union assaults during Ulysses S. Grant’s Overland Campaign.
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Second Battle of Winchester
The Second Battle of Winchester was a major Confederate victory in June 1863 during the American Civil War that opened the Shenandoah Valley for Robert E. Lee’s army and set the stage for the Gettysburg Campaign.
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Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
The Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was a major and brutal engagement of the American Civil War’s Overland Campaign in May 1864, marked by intense trench warfare and heavy casualties between Union forces under Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Second Battle of Petersburg
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surface form:
Assault on Petersburg
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| belligerent |
Confederate States Army
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surface form:
Confederate Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| campaign | Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States of America
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Union (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| commander |
George G. Meade
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Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
surface form:
P. G. T. Beauregard
Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William F. "Baldy" Smith ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
surface form:
Winfield S. Hancock
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| confederateCasualtiesApprox | 4000 ⓘ |
| confederateForceCommander | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| confederateOperationalGoal | defend Petersburg and maintain supply routes to Richmond ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| consequence |
beginning of the Siege of Petersburg
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prolonged trench warfare around Petersburg ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | June 15–18, 1864 ⓘ |
| dateEnd | 1864-06-18 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1864-06-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fourth Battle of Petersburg
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Siege of Petersburg ⓘ Third Battle of Petersburg ⓘ |
| front |
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
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surface form:
Richmond–Petersburg front
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| historicalPeriod | American Civil War, 1864 phase ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToRichmond | south of Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
extensive use of field fortifications
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failed Union frontal assaults on Confederate lines ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| outcome | Union assaults repulsed ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
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Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Overland Campaign and Richmond–Petersburg operations
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| place | Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Second Battle of Petersburg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First Battle of Petersburg
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| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance |
blocked direct Union capture of Petersburg in June 1864
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forced Union forces into a long siege rather than a quick victory ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed | entrenchments and defensive earthworks ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege-opening battle ⓘ |
| unionCasualtiesApprox | 11000 ⓘ |
| unionForceCommander | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| unionOperationalGoal | cut Confederate supply lines into Richmond via Petersburg ⓘ |
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