Union blockade of the Confederacy
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The Union blockade of the Confederacy was a comprehensive naval strategy by the United States during the American Civil War aimed at crippling the Southern economy by preventing the export of cotton and the import of war supplies.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union blockade of the Confederacy Context triple: [South Atlantic Blockading Squadron, engagedIn, Union blockade of the Confederacy]
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A.
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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B.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
The Bombardment of Fort Sumter was the April 1861 Confederate artillery attack on a U.S. fort in Charleston Harbor that triggered the start of the American Civil War.
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Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
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D.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
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E.
Capture of New Orleans
The Capture of New Orleans was a pivotal 1862 Union naval and land operation during the American Civil War that seized the Confederacy’s largest city and key Gulf Coast port, dealing a major strategic and economic blow to the South.
- 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: Union blockade of the Confederacy Target entity description: The Union blockade of the Confederacy was a comprehensive naval strategy by the United States during the American Civil War aimed at crippling the Southern economy by preventing the export of cotton and the import of war supplies.
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A.
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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B.
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
The Bombardment of Fort Sumter was the April 1861 Confederate artillery attack on a U.S. fort in Charleston Harbor that triggered the start of the American Civil War.
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C.
Chesapeake campaign
The Chesapeake campaign was a series of British military operations along the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast during the War of 1812, culminating in major actions such as the burning of Washington and the defense of Baltimore.
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D.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a major 19th-century conflict fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern Union states and the Southern Confederate states, primarily over slavery and states’ rights, that reshaped the political and social landscape of the United States.
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E.
Capture of New Orleans
The Capture of New Orleans was a pivotal 1862 Union naval and land operation during the American Civil War that seized the Confederacy’s largest city and key Gulf Coast port, dealing a major strategic and economic blow to the South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union military operation
ⓘ
military strategy ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Anaconda Plan
ⓘ
surface form:
Anaconda Plan blockade
Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Union blockade
|
| appliesTo |
South Atlantic Blockading theater
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Atlantic coast
Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Gulf coast
Confederate States of America ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ major Confederate ports ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| effect |
increased Union control of coastal areas
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inflation in the Confederate economy ⓘ reduction of Confederate cotton exports ⓘ shortages of manufactured goods in the Confederacy ⓘ weakening of Confederate war effort ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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East Gulf Blockading Squadron ⓘ Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf Blockading Squadron
Atlantic Blockading Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Blockading Squadron
South Atlantic Blockading Squadron ⓘ Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron ⓘ
surface form:
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
|
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| implementedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| involves |
Battle of Mobile Bay
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capture of New Orleans ⓘ capture of Port Royal ⓘ operations against Fort Fisher ⓘ |
| legalBasis | proclamation by Abraham Lincoln in April 1861 ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| objective |
cripple Southern economy
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prevent export of Confederate cotton ⓘ prevent import of war supplies into the Confederacy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Confederate States Navy
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Confederate privateers ⓘ blockade runners ⓘ |
| partOf | Anaconda Plan ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| targets |
Charleston Harbor
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surface form:
Port of Charleston
Port of Galveston ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Galveston, Texas
Port of Mobile ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Mobile, Alabama
Port of New Orleans ⓘ Port of Savannah ⓘ Port of Wilmington ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Wilmington, North Carolina
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| uses |
ironclads
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sailing ships ⓘ steam-powered warships ⓘ |
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Subject: Union blockade of the Confederacy Description of subject: The Union blockade of the Confederacy was a comprehensive naval strategy by the United States during the American Civil War aimed at crippling the Southern economy by preventing the export of cotton and the import of war supplies.
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this entity surface form:
Union blockade of the Confederate States
subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Union blockade
this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
American Civil War naval operations
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Union blockade of Florida coast
this entity surface form:
Union naval blockade
this entity surface form:
Union blockade of Confederate ports
this entity surface form:
Union blockade
this entity surface form:
American Civil War naval operations
this entity surface form:
Union blockade of Confederate ports
this entity surface form:
Union blockade of Confederate ports