Andrews Raid
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Andrews Raid was a daring Union Civil War mission in 1862 in which volunteers attempted to steal a Confederate train and disrupt vital rail lines in Georgia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Andrews Raid canonical | 2 |
| Andrews’ Raid | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5051221 — 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: Andrews Raid Context triple: [Great Locomotive Chase, alsoKnownAs, Andrews Raid]
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A.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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B.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
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C.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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D.
Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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E.
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
- 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: Andrews Raid Target entity description: Andrews Raid was a daring Union Civil War mission in 1862 in which volunteers attempted to steal a Confederate train and disrupt vital rail lines in Georgia.
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A.
Jameson Raid
The Jameson Raid was a failed 1895–1896 British-led incursion into the Transvaal Republic that helped spark tensions leading to the Second Boer War.
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B.
Sullivan Expedition
The Sullivan Expedition was a 1779 Continental Army campaign during the American Revolutionary War aimed at destroying Iroquois settlements allied with the British in New York and Pennsylvania.
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C.
Savannah Campaign
The Savannah Campaign was a major Union military operation during the American Civil War in which General William Tecumseh Sherman led his forces on a destructive march across Georgia to cripple the Confederacy’s war capacity.
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D.
Siege of Fort Harrison
The Siege of Fort Harrison was an 1812 attack by Native American forces on a U.S. frontier outpost in Indiana Territory, notable as one of the first American land victories of the War of 1812 and a key engagement in the broader conflict with Tecumseh’s confederacy.
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E.
Wilson's Raid
Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War event
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military raid ⓘ |
| aftermath |
several raiders escaped or were exchanged
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several raiders executed as spies by Confederates ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States
NERFINISHED
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Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | James J. Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park exhibits
ⓘ
historical markers along the Western and Atlantic Railroad route ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States (Union side) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1862-04-12 ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
film "The Great Locomotive Chase" (1956)
NERFINISHED
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various books on Civil War rail operations ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Andrews’ Raid
NERFINISHED
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Great Locomotive Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Locomotive Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | first Medals of Honor awarded to some raiders ⓘ |
| leader | James J. Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Atlanta, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Big Shanty, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Kennesaw, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Marietta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dramatic locomotive pursuit
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early use of sabotage against rail infrastructure ⓘ first large-scale Union operation deep in Confederate territory relying on railroads ⓘ |
| objective |
cut the Western and Atlantic Railroad
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disrupt Confederate rail communications ⓘ isolate Chattanooga from Atlanta ⓘ steal a Confederate locomotive ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Union raiders captured ⓘ |
| participant |
Confederate railroad personnel
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Union Army volunteers ⓘ civilian scout James J. Andrews NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pursuedBy |
locomotive Texas
NERFINISHED
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locomotive William R. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ locomotive Yonah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railway | Western and Atlantic Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| strategicContext |
Union attempts to disrupt Confederate logistics in the Deep South
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Union efforts to capture Chattanooga ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedVehicle | The General (locomotive) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Andrews Raid Description of subject: Andrews Raid was a daring Union Civil War mission in 1862 in which volunteers attempted to steal a Confederate train and disrupt vital rail lines in Georgia.
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this entity surface form:
Andrews’ Raid