Battle of Fredericksburg
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1862, marked by a decisive Confederate victory and massive Union casualties during repeated frontal assaults against fortified Southern positions in Virginia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Fredericksburg canonical | 58 |
| First Battle of Fredericksburg | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T305035 — 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 Fredericksburg Context triple: [Stonewall Jackson, notableWork, Battle of Fredericksburg]
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Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major American Civil War engagement in 1863 in Virginia, noted for Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s audacious and tactically brilliant victory over a much larger Union force.
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Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
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Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
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Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was a major American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson decisively defeated the Union Army, solidifying Confederate momentum in the Eastern Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Battle of Fredericksburg Target entity description: The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1862, marked by a decisive Confederate victory and massive Union casualties during repeated frontal assaults against fortified Southern positions in Virginia.
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A.
Battle of Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major American Civil War engagement in 1863 in Virginia, noted for Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s audacious and tactically brilliant victory over a much larger Union force.
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B.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a pivotal three-day Civil War clash in 1863 that marked a turning point in favor of the Union and became one of the conflict’s bloodiest and most famous engagements.
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C.
Seven Days Battles
The Seven Days Battles were a series of American Civil War engagements in 1862 near Richmond, Virginia, in which Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee halted the Union Army’s Peninsula Campaign.
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D.
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was a pivotal 1862 clash in the American Civil War, known as the bloodiest single day in U.S. military history and a turning point that enabled Abraham Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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E.
Second Battle of Bull Run
The Second Battle of Bull Run was a major American Civil War engagement in August 1862 in Virginia, where Confederate forces under Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson decisively defeated the Union Army, solidifying Confederate momentum in the Eastern Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Marye's Heights ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| campaign | Fredericksburg campaign ⓘ |
| casualtiesConfederate | about 5000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | over 12000 killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| cause | Union attempt to seize Richmond via Fredericksburg ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose Burnside
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surface form:
Ambrose E. Burnside
Edwin V. Sumner ⓘ James Longstreet ⓘ Joseph Hooker ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
William B. Franklin ⓘ |
| confederateCommanderTitle |
Robert E. Lee
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surface form:
General Robert E. Lee
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| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateEnd | 1862-12-15 ⓘ |
| dateStart | 1862-12-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ |
| front |
Army of Northern Virginia
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surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
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| frontType | river crossing operation ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cobb's Brigade (Confederate)
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Irish Brigade (Union) ⓘ Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locationDetail |
Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
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surface form:
Marye's Heights
Prospect Hill ⓘ Rappahannock River ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
delay in arrival of Union pontoon bridges
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repeated Union attacks on stone wall at Marye's Heights ⓘ urban combat in Fredericksburg streets ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
assaults on Marye's Heights
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massive Union frontal assaults ⓘ strong Confederate defensive positions ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| place |
Fredericksburg
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surface form:
Fredericksburg, Virginia
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| precededBy | Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicImpact |
boosted Confederate confidence
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lowered Union morale ⓘ |
| strengthConfederate | about 75000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthUnion | about 120000 soldiers ⓘ |
| tacticalOutcome | failed Union assaults ⓘ |
| unionCommanderTitle | Major General Ambrose E. Burnside ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Fredericksburg Description of subject: The Battle of Fredericksburg was a major American Civil War engagement in December 1862, marked by a decisive Confederate victory and massive Union casualties during repeated frontal assaults against fortified Southern positions in Virginia.
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