Battle of Resaca
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The Battle of Resaca was a major 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Western Theater, where Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston in northern Georgia during the drive toward Atlanta.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Resaca canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2196427 — 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 Resaca Context triple: [Atlanta Campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Resaca]
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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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Battle of Rocky Face Ridge
The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was an early May 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, where Union forces under William T. Sherman probed and flanked Confederate defenses near Dalton, Georgia.
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C.
Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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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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E.
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- 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 Resaca Target entity description: The Battle of Resaca was a major 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Western Theater, where Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston in northern Georgia during the drive toward Atlanta.
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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 Rocky Face Ridge
The Battle of Rocky Face Ridge was an early May 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Atlanta Campaign, where Union forces under William T. Sherman probed and flanked Confederate defenses near Dalton, Georgia.
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C.
Battle of Five Forks
The Battle of Five Forks was a decisive American Civil War engagement in April 1865 in Virginia, where Union forces broke Confederate lines, leading directly to the fall of Petersburg and Richmond and the surrender at Appomattox.
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D.
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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E.
Battle of the Weldon Railroad
The Battle of the Weldon Railroad was an August 1864 American Civil War engagement in which Union forces seized and held a key Confederate supply line south of Petersburg, contributing significantly to the eventual fall of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Resaca, Battle of ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman’s Atlanta campaign
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| campaignObjective | Union advance toward Atlanta ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 2,800 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 2,800 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| category | Battles of the American Civil War in Georgia ⓘ |
| commander |
George H. Thomas
ⓘ
James B. McPherson ⓘ John Bell Hood ⓘ John Schofield ⓘ
surface form:
John M. Schofield
Joseph E. Johnston ⓘ Leonidas Polk ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| confederateForce | Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | May 13–15, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1864-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Adairsville
ⓘ
Battle of Dallas ⓘ Battle of New Hope Church ⓘ |
| front |
Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Theater
|
| notableFeature | fighting along the Oostanaula River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta campaign
|
| place |
Gordon County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Resaca, Georgia ⓘ Whitfield County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Rocky Face Ridge ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate withdrawal
ⓘ
Inconclusive ⓘ Union strategic advantage ⓘ |
| river | Oostanaula River ⓘ |
| significance | helped open the route for Sherman’s advance deeper into Georgia ⓘ |
| startDate | 1864-05-13 ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome | Confederate retreat south toward Calhoun and Adairsville ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | about 60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | about 98,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Union attacks repulsed on strong Confederate positions ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| unionForce |
Army of the Cumberland
ⓘ
Army of the Ohio ⓘ Army of the Tennessee ⓘ Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Resaca Description of subject: The Battle of Resaca was a major 1864 engagement in the American Civil War’s Western Theater, where Union forces under William T. Sherman clashed with Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston in northern Georgia during the drive toward Atlanta.
Referenced by (4)
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