Battle of Peachtree Creek
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The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Peachtree Creek canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Peach Tree Creek | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2196431 — 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: Battle of Peachtree Creek Context triple: [Atlanta Campaign, notableBattle, Battle of Peachtree Creek]
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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 Pickett’s Mill
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
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Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Resaca
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.
- 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: Battle of Peachtree Creek Target entity description: The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.
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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 Pickett’s Mill
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
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C.
Battle of Hatcher's Run
The Battle of Hatcher's Run was a late–Civil War engagement in February 1865 in which Union forces extended their lines southwest of Petersburg, Virginia, helping to cut Confederate supply routes and tighten the noose around Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Malvern Hill
The Battle of Malvern Hill was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia, where Union forces repelled repeated Confederate assaults, effectively ending the Peninsula Campaign.
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E.
Battle of Resaca
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Peachtree Creek
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Peach Tree Creek
|
| associatedCity | Atlanta ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
William Tecumseh Sherman
ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
|
| associatedWith | Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
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| campaign |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta campaign
|
| campaignObjective | defense of Atlanta by Confederate forces ⓘ |
| combatant |
Army of Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Tennessee
Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
George H. Thomas
ⓘ
John Bell Hood ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman
|
| commanderRole |
George H. Thomas
ⓘ
surface form:
George H. Thomas commanded the Union Army of the Cumberland
John Bell Hood ⓘ
surface form:
John Bell Hood commanded the Confederate Army of Tennessee
|
| confederateArmy | Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| confederateCommander | John Bell Hood ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | July 20, 1864 ⓘ |
| endDate | July 20, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Atlanta ⓘ |
| front | Atlanta front ⓘ |
| location |
Fulton County, Georgia
ⓘ
near Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Union forces repelling strong Confederate attacks
ⓘ
first major offensive by John Bell Hood after assuming command of the Army of Tennessee ⓘ |
| objective | defeat Union forces north of Atlanta ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlanta Campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta campaign
Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Sherman's Atlanta Campaign
Sherman's campaign to capture Atlanta ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Kolb's Farm ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| river | Peachtree Creek ⓘ |
| startDate | July 20, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Georgia ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | helped secure Union approach to Atlanta from the north ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| unionArmy | Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| unionCommander | George H. Thomas ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Battle of Peachtree Creek Description of subject: The Battle of Peachtree Creek was a major 1864 Civil War engagement near Atlanta, Georgia, in which Union forces repelled Confederate attacks during General William T. Sherman’s campaign to capture the city.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Battle of Peach Tree Creek