Battle of Farmington (1862)
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The Battle of Farmington (1862) was a minor American Civil War engagement in Mississippi that formed part of the Union’s operations leading up to the siege and capture of Corinth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Farmington (1862) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720782 — 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.
Target entity: Battle of Farmington (1862) Context triple: [Corinth campaign, hasPart, Battle of Farmington (1862)]
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Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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Battle of Frayser’s Farm
The Battle of Frayser’s Farm was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops as part of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond.
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C.
Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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D.
Battle of Oak Grove
The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.
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E.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Farmington (1862) Target entity description: The Battle of Farmington (1862) was a minor American Civil War engagement in Mississippi that formed part of the Union’s operations leading up to the siege and capture of Corinth.
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A.
Battle of Amelia Springs
The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.
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B.
Battle of Frayser’s Farm
The Battle of Frayser’s Farm was a major 1862 American Civil War engagement in Virginia during the Peninsula Campaign, where Confederate forces attacked retreating Union troops as part of the Seven Days Battles near Richmond.
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C.
Battle of Orchard Knob
The Battle of Orchard Knob was an 1863 American Civil War engagement near Chattanooga, Tennessee, in which Union forces seized a key elevated position that served as a staging ground for their subsequent victories at Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge.
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D.
Battle of Oak Grove
The Battle of Oak Grove was an early engagement of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign in the American Civil War, marking Union General George B. McClellan’s initial attempt to advance on Richmond, Virginia.
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E.
Battle of Fishing Creek
The Battle of Fishing Creek was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina in which British forces under Banastre Tarleton surprised and defeated Patriot militia led by Thomas Sumter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| armedConflictPhase | early 1862 Western Theater operations ⓘ |
| armedForce |
Army of Mississippi (Confederate)
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linked to:
Confederate Army of Mississippi
Army of the Mississippi (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Mississippi
|
| associatedPlace | Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaignObjective | approach and invest Corinth, Mississippi ⓘ |
| casualtiesSide |
Confederate casualties
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Union casualties ⓘ |
| category |
1862 in Mississippi
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Battles of the American Civil War in Mississippi ⓘ Conflicts in 1862 ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate States Army
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Union Army ⓘ |
| commander |
Braxton Bragg
ⓘ
John Pope ⓘ Pierre G. T. Beauregard ⓘ
linked to:
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
William T. Sherman ⓘ
linked to:
William Tecumseh Sherman
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | May 9, 1862 ⓘ |
| description | minor engagement during the Union advance on Corinth ⓘ |
| endDate | May 9, 1862 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Capture of Corinth
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Corinth
Siege of Corinth ⓘ |
| front |
Western Front of the American Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
Western Theater of the American Civil War
|
| hasPart |
Confederate counterattack near Farmington
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Union advance from Corinth toward Farmington ⓘ |
| location |
Alcorn County, Mississippi
ⓘ
Farmington, Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableFor | supporting Union siege operations against Corinth ⓘ |
| partOf |
Corinth campaign
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Union operations against Corinth ⓘ Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Official Records of the War of the Rebellion ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| startDate | May 9, 1862 ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Union advance on Corinth after the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| terrain | rural farmland and small town surroundings ⓘ |
| theaterCommanderUnion | Henry W. Halleck ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
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| typeOfAction | reconnaissance-in-force ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Farmington (1862) Description of subject: The Battle of Farmington (1862) was a minor American Civil War engagement in Mississippi that formed part of the Union’s operations leading up to the siege and capture of Corinth.
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