Battle of Piedmont
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The Battle of Piedmont was an American Civil War engagement in June 1864 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where Union forces under General David Hunter defeated Confederate troops, helping to open the Valley to further Union advances.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Piedmont canonical | 3 |
| Battle of Piedmont, Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4298285 — 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 Piedmont Context triple: [Valley Campaigns of 1864, involves, Battle of Piedmont]
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Appomattox Station
The Battle of Appomattox Station was a late–Civil War engagement in April 1865 in which Union forces captured Confederate supply trains near Appomattox, hastening General Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
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C.
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was the final major engagement of the American Civil War in Virginia, leading to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.
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D.
Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.
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E.
Battle of Peachtree Creek
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.
- 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 Piedmont Target entity description: The Battle of Piedmont was an American Civil War engagement in June 1864 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where Union forces under General David Hunter defeated Confederate troops, helping to open the Valley to further Union advances.
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A.
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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B.
Battle of Appomattox Station
The Battle of Appomattox Station was a late–Civil War engagement in April 1865 in which Union forces captured Confederate supply trains near Appomattox, hastening General Robert E. Lee’s surrender.
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C.
Battle of Appomattox Court House
The Battle of Appomattox Court House was the final major engagement of the American Civil War in Virginia, leading to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865.
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D.
Battle of Bentonville
The Battle of Bentonville was one of the last major engagements of the American Civil War, fought in March 1865 in North Carolina between Union forces under William T. Sherman and Confederate troops led by Joseph E. Johnston.
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E.
Battle of Peachtree Creek
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Piedmont, Virginia
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linked to:
Battle of Piedmont
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| associatedWith |
Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley
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linked to:
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
Union Army of the Shenandoah ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Shenandoah
|
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignObjective | Open the Shenandoah Valley to Union advance ⓘ |
| captured | over 1,000 Confederate prisoners ⓘ |
| commander |
David Hunter
ⓘ
William E. "Grumble" Jones ⓘ |
| ConfederateCasualties | approximately 1,500 ⓘ |
| ConfederateCommander | William E. "Grumble" Jones ⓘ |
| ConfederateStrength | approximately 5,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | June 5, 1864 ⓘ |
| duration | 1 day ⓘ |
| endDate | June 5, 1864 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Lynchburg ⓘ |
| front |
Shenandoah Valley front
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linked to:
Shenandoah Valley
|
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
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| locatedIn |
Shenandoah Valley
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Virginia ⓘ |
| month | June 1864 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Death of Confederate Brigadier General William E. "Grumble" Jones ⓘ |
| partOf | Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ |
| place | Piedmont, Augusta County, Virginia ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of New Market ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | rifled muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| relatedOperation | Hunter’s Raid on Lynchburg ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance | Weakened Confederate control in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| startDate | June 5, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicConsequence |
Contributed to Union advance on Lynchburg
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Opened the Shenandoah Valley to further Union operations ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | Union flank attack on Confederate right ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | Collapse of Confederate line ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
| UnionCasualties | approximately 875 ⓘ |
| UnionCommander |
David Hunter
ⓘ
Julius Stahel ⓘ |
| UnionStrength | approximately 8,500 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Piedmont Description of subject: The Battle of Piedmont was an American Civil War engagement in June 1864 in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, where Union forces under General David Hunter defeated Confederate troops, helping to open the Valley to further Union advances.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Battle of Piedmont