Battle of Stones River
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Stones River canonical | 17 |
| Stones River | 3 |
| Stones River Campaign | 3 |
| Battle of Murfreesboro | 1 |
| Second Battle of Murfreesboro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2204127 — 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 Stones River Context triple: [Philip Sheridan, notableBattle, Battle of Stones River]
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A.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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D.
Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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E.
Shiloh
Shiloh is an ancient Israelite religious center in the hill country of Ephraim, historically significant as an early sanctuary and gathering place for the tribes of Israel.
- 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 Stones River Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Battle of Kennesaw Mountain
The Battle of Kennesaw Mountain was a major American Civil War engagement in 1864 near Marietta, Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign, in which Union forces under William T. Sherman attacked entrenched Confederate troops commanded by Joseph E. Johnston.
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B.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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C.
Battle of Missionary Ridge
The Battle of Missionary Ridge was a major American Civil War engagement in November 1863 near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces broke Confederate defensive lines and secured control of a vital strategic corridor in the Western Theater.
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D.
Battle of Belmont
The Battle of Belmont was an early engagement of the Second Boer War in November 1899, in which British forces under Lord Methuen fought Boer commandos in the Northern Cape while advancing to relieve the besieged town of Kimberley.
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E.
Shiloh
Shiloh is an ancient Israelite religious center in the hill country of Ephraim, historically significant as an early sanctuary and gathering place for the tribes of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Stones River
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surface form:
Battle of Murfreesboro
Battle of Stones River ⓘ
surface form:
Second Battle of Murfreesboro
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign |
Battle of Stones River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stones River Campaign
|
| casualtiesAndLosses |
approximately 11,700 Confederate casualties
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approximately 12,900 Union casualties ⓘ one of the highest percentage casualty rates of the war ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Tennessee
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Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| commander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
William Rosecrans ⓘ
surface form:
William S. Rosecrans
|
| ConfederateCommander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
Leonidas Polk ⓘ William J. Hardee ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1863-01-02 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tullahoma Campaign ⓘ |
| front |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
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surface form:
Western Theater
|
| geographicalFeature |
Battle of Stones River
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Stones River
|
| historicalSignificance |
influenced Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation firmly
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major Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| location | near Murfreesboro, Tennessee ⓘ |
| memorial | Stones River National Battlefield ⓘ |
| near |
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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surface form:
Murfreesboro
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| notableEvent |
Confederate assaults on the Union right flank
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Union counterattack on January 2, 1863 ⓘ Union stand at the Round Forest ⓘ heavy fighting on December 31, 1862 ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Perryville ⓘ |
| protectedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| result | Union strategic victory ⓘ |
| season | winter of 1862–1863 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1862-12-31 ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
boosted Union morale
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helped secure Middle Tennessee for the Union ⓘ |
| theaterCommanderConfederate | Braxton Bragg ⓘ |
| theaterCommanderUnion |
William Rosecrans
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surface form:
William S. Rosecrans
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| UnionCommander |
Alexander McCook
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George H. Thomas ⓘ Thomas L. Crittenden ⓘ William Rosecrans ⓘ
surface form:
William S. Rosecrans
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| year |
1862
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1863 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Stones River Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Stones River Campaign
subject surface form:
Joshua W. Sill
this entity surface form:
Stones River
this entity surface form:
Battle of Murfreesboro
this entity surface form:
Second Battle of Murfreesboro
this entity surface form:
Stones River Campaign
this entity surface form:
Stones River
this entity surface form:
Stones River Campaign
this entity surface form:
Stones River