Siege of Vicksburg
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The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Vicksburg canonical | 23 |
| Vicksburg Campaign | 10 |
| Vicksburg campaign | 6 |
| Battle of Vicksburg | 1 |
| Capture of Vicksburg | 1 |
| Fall of Vicksburg on 1863-07-04 | 1 |
| Mississippi River campaigns | 1 |
| Union Mississippi River campaign | 1 |
| Vicksburg siege | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51324 — 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: Siege of Vicksburg Context triple: [American Civil War, hasPart, Siege of Vicksburg]
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A.
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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B.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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C.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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D.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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E.
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major 1945 Pacific campaign clash between the United States and Japan, famed for its brutal fighting and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
- 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: Siege of Vicksburg Target entity description: The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
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A.
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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B.
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Sherman’s March to the Sea was Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s devastating 1864 campaign across Georgia that aimed to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity through widespread destruction of military and economic resources.
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C.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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D.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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E.
Battle of Iwo Jima
The Battle of Iwo Jima was a major 1945 Pacific campaign clash between the United States and Japan, famed for its brutal fighting and the iconic flag-raising on Mount Suribachi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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military siege ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Siege of Vicksburg
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surface form:
Vicksburg siege
|
| associatedWith | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| attacker | Army of the Tennessee ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaignObjective |
capture Vicksburg
ⓘ
open the Mississippi River to Union control ⓘ |
| commander |
John C. Pemberton
ⓘ
Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| commandingConfederateForces | John C. Pemberton ⓘ |
| commandingUnionArmy | Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ |
| confederateCasualtiesApproximate | 32000 ⓘ |
| confederatePrisonersTakenApproximate | 29000 ⓘ |
| confederateStrengthApproximate | 30000 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfMajorTurningPoint | 1863-05-22 ⓘ |
| defender | Confederate garrison of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| descriptionOfTurningPoint | failed Union assaults led to decision for formal siege ⓘ |
| endDate | 1863-07-04 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Port Hudson surrender ⓘ |
| hasMainArticleOn | Wikipedia ⓘ |
| LincolnAssessment | one of the key victories that ensured Union success ⓘ |
| location | Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Confederate surrender of Vicksburg garrison
ⓘ
civilian hardship and cave-dwelling in Vicksburg ⓘ extensive Union siege operations and trench warfare ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siege of Vicksburg
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Vicksburg campaign
|
| precededBy |
Battle of Big Black River Bridge
ⓘ
Battle of Champion Hill ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
enhanced Ulysses S. Grant’s reputation
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gave Union full control of the Mississippi River ⓘ isolated Confederate states west of the Mississippi ⓘ turning point in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| startDate | 1863-05-18 ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence | split the Confederacy in two ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1863-07-04 ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare |
siege warfare
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trench warfare ⓘ |
| unionCasualtiesApproximate | 10000 ⓘ |
| unionStrengthApproximate | 70000 ⓘ |
| year | 1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Siege of Vicksburg Description of subject: The Siege of Vicksburg was a pivotal 1863 Union campaign in the American Civil War that secured control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two.
Referenced by (45)
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Vicksburg siege
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Union Mississippi River campaign
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Fall of Vicksburg on 1863-07-04
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Battle of Vicksburg
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg campaign
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Vicksburg campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Capture of Vicksburg
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Mississippi River campaigns
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Vicksburg campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign
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Vicksburg campaign
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Vicksburg Campaign