Red River campaign

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Union military operation military campaign

The Red River campaign was a major but ultimately unsuccessful Union military expedition during the American Civil War aimed at gaining control of western Louisiana and the Red River region.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Red River Campaign	35
Red River campaign canonical	4
Red River Campaign of 1864	3
American Civil War, 1864 Red River operations	1
Red River Campaign (Trans-Mississippi operations)	1
The Red River Campaign	1
Union Red River Campaign	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720930 — 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: Red River campaign
Context triple: [Mississippi Valley Theater, hasKeyEvent, Red River campaign]

A. 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.
B. Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a prolonged series of American Civil War battles in 1864–1865 in which Union forces sought to cut off and capture the Confederate strongholds of Richmond and Petersburg, leading directly to the collapse of the Confederacy.
C. Maryland Campaign
The Maryland Campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major invasion of the North during the American Civil War in 1862, culminating in the Battle of Antietam.
D. Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
E. 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.
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: Red River campaign
Target entity description: The Red River campaign was a major but ultimately unsuccessful Union military expedition during the American Civil War aimed at gaining control of western Louisiana and the Red River region.

A. 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.
B. Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
The Richmond–Petersburg Campaign was a prolonged series of American Civil War battles in 1864–1865 in which Union forces sought to cut off and capture the Confederate strongholds of Richmond and Petersburg, leading directly to the collapse of the Confederacy.
C. Maryland Campaign
The Maryland Campaign was Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s first major invasion of the North during the American Civil War in 1862, culminating in the Battle of Antietam.
D. Peninsula Campaign
The Peninsula Campaign was a major Union offensive in the American Civil War in 1862, in which Union forces attempted to capture the Confederate capital of Richmond by advancing up the Virginia Peninsula.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union military operation ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Red River Expedition ⓘ
battle	Battle of Blair's Landing ⓘ Battle of Fort De Russy (1864) ⓘ Battle of Henderson's Hill ⓘ Battle of Mansfield ⓘ Battle of Monett's Ferry ⓘ Battle of Pleasant Hill ⓘ Battle of Sabine Cross Roads ⓘ Battle of Yellow Bayou ⓘ
belligerent	Confederate States of America ⓘ United States (Union) ⓘ linked to: United States of America
casualties	thousands ⓘ
characteristic	Union logistical difficulties ⓘ coordination problems between army and navy ⓘ low water levels on Red River ⓘ
commander	David Dixon Porter ⓘ Edmund Kirby Smith ⓘ Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ Richard Taylor ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endDate	1864-05-22 ⓘ
engineer	Joseph Bailey ⓘ
hasEffect	continued Confederate presence in the Trans-Mississippi ⓘ failure to secure Union control of western Louisiana ⓘ political embarrassment for Nathaniel P. Banks ⓘ
location	Louisiana ⓘ Red River (Louisiana–Texas) ⓘ linked to: Red River of the South Red River Valley ⓘ western Louisiana ⓘ linked to: Western Louisiana
notableEvent	construction of Bailey's Dam ⓘ
objective	Union control of the Red River region ⓘ capture of Shreveport ⓘ invasion of eastern Texas ⓘ
opposedBy	Jefferson Davis administration ⓘ linked to: Confederate States Cabinet
partOf	Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ linked to: Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
plannedBy	Henry W. Halleck ⓘ
result	Confederate victory ⓘ Union withdrawal ⓘ
sponsor	Abraham Lincoln administration ⓘ linked to: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln
startDate	1864-03-10 ⓘ
supportedBy	Mississippi Squadron ⓘ Union Navy ⓘ
theater	Western Theater (broad sense) ⓘ linked to: Western Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod	April 1864 ⓘ March 1864 ⓘ May 1864 ⓘ

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Referenced by (46)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mississippi Valley Theater → hasKeyEvent → Red River campaign ⓘ

Sterling Price → notableBattle → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Department of the Gulf → oversawOperation → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Army of the Trans-Mississippi → engagedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Red River Campaign (participation) → refersToEvent → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Union Army campaigns → hasPart → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Nathaniel P. Banks → battle → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Richard Taylor → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Army of the Gulf → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Edmund Kirby Smith → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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XVI Corps (Union Army) → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Cuvier Grover → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Union forces in the American Civil War → engagedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Port Hudson campaign → relatedTo → Red River campaign ⓘ

Battle of Brice's Crossroads → precededBy → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Shelby Foote → notableWork → The Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War → notableCampaign → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Iowa in the Civil War → foughtIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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David Dixon Porter → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Stand Watie → participatedIn → Red River Campaign (Trans-Mississippi operations) ⓘ

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St. John Liddell → participatedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Port Hudson operations → relatedTo → Red River campaign ⓘ

District of West Louisiana → engagedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Camden Expedition → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Mansfield → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Mansfield → campaignObjectiveOpposed → Union Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Mansfield → campaign → Red River Campaign of 1864 ⓘ

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Battle of Jenkins' Ferry → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Pleasant Hill → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Pleasant Hill → associatedWith → Red River Campaign of 1864 ⓘ

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Battle of Marks' Mills → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Poison Spring → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Thomas J. Churchill → battle → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Union campaigns of 1864 → hasComponent → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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XIX Corps (Union Army) → engagement → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Mississippi Squadron → supportedCampaign → Red River campaign ⓘ

Battle of Blair's Landing → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Blair's Landing → historicalPeriod → American Civil War, 1864 Red River operations ⓘ

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Battle of Monett's Ferry → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Battle of Yellow Bayou → partOf → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Campaigns of the American Civil War → hasPart → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Bailey's Dam → constructedDuring → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Bailey's Dam → campaign → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Destruction and Reconstruction → describes → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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Destruction and Reconstruction → aboutEvent → Red River Campaign of 1864 ⓘ

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Army of Western Louisiana → engagedIn → Red River Campaign ⓘ

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