Battle of Milliken’s Bend
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The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Milliken’s Bend canonical | 2 |
| Battle of Milliken's Bend | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720938 — 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 Milliken’s Bend Context triple: [Mississippi Valley Theater, hasKeyEvent, Battle of Milliken’s Bend]
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A.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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C.
Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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D.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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E.
Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
- 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 Milliken’s Bend Target entity description: The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
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A.
Battle of Tupelo
The Battle of Tupelo was an American Civil War engagement in July 1864 in northern Mississippi, where Union forces successfully repelled Confederate attempts to disrupt General William T. Sherman’s supply lines.
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B.
Battle of Arkansas Post
The Battle of Arkansas Post was an American Civil War engagement in January 1863 in which Union forces captured a Confederate fort on the Arkansas River, helping secure control of the Mississippi Valley region.
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C.
Battle of Helena
The Battle of Helena was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 in Helena, Arkansas, where Union forces repelled a Confederate attempt to relieve pressure on Vicksburg and regain control along the Mississippi River.
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D.
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major early American Civil War clash in April 1862 in southwestern Tennessee, marked by heavy casualties and a hard-fought Union victory that foreshadowed the war’s bloody scale.
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E.
Battle of Suwannee River
The Battle of Suwannee River was a military engagement during the First Seminole War in which U.S. forces attacked Seminole and Black Seminole communities along the Suwannee River in Spanish Florida.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
battle ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| campaign |
Vicksburg Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Mississippi River campaign
|
| casualties | heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Army
Union Army ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | June 7, 1863 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
African American Union regiments
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Colored Troops
|
| defensiveForce | newly enlisted African American soldiers ⓘ |
| endDate | June 7, 1863 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
continued Siege of Vicksburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Vicksburg
|
| front | Mississippi River front ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| involves |
United States Colored Troops
ⓘ
formerly enslaved men serving in Union ranks ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| near | Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early combat test of United States Colored Troops
ⓘ
intense close-quarters fighting ⓘ major role of African American Union troops ⓘ |
| objectiveOfConfederates | disrupt Union supply and communication lines north of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| outcome | Confederate attack repelled ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union operations to protect supply lines for the Vicksburg siege
ⓘ
Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Union Mississippi River campaign
|
| place | Milliken’s Bend, Louisiana ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Milliken’s Bend skirmishing and raids in the Vicksburg area ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Emancipation Proclamation
ⓘ
use of African American troops in combat by the Union ⓘ |
| result | Union victory ⓘ |
| significance |
bolstered Northern support for recruitment of African American troops
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helped demonstrate combat effectiveness of Black Union soldiers ⓘ |
| startDate | June 7, 1863 ⓘ |
| stateAtTime | Louisiana ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protection of Union supply depots along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Union Navy
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Union gunboats on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | hand-to-hand combat on levees and riverfront positions ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | land battle ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Milliken’s Bend Description of subject: The Battle of Milliken’s Bend was a June 1863 American Civil War engagement along the Mississippi River in which recently enlisted African American Union troops played a crucial and hard-fought role in repelling a Confederate attack near Vicksburg.
Referenced by (3)
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