Battle of Armstrong's Mill
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The Battle of Armstrong's Mill was an 1865 engagement in the American Civil War, fought as part of the Petersburg Campaign in Virginia, in which Union forces sought to extend their lines and cut Confederate supply routes.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battle of Armstrong's Mill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8402826 — 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 Armstrong's Mill Context triple: [Battle of Hatcher's Run, alsoKnownAs, Battle of Armstrong's Mill]
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Battle of Burgess Mill
The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
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Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces launched a significant but costly assault on Confederate defenses north of the James River.
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E.
Battle of Pickett’s Mill
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
- 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 Armstrong's Mill Target entity description: The Battle of Armstrong's Mill was an 1865 engagement in the American Civil War, fought as part of the Petersburg Campaign in Virginia, in which Union forces sought to extend their lines and cut Confederate supply routes.
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A.
Battle of Burgess Mill
The Battle of Burgess Mill was an 1864 American Civil War engagement near Petersburg, Virginia, in which Union forces attempted to cut a key Confederate supply route along the Boydton Plank Road.
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B.
Battle of Stillman’s Run
The Battle of Stillman’s Run was an 1832 skirmish in Illinois during the Black Hawk War, notable for a panicked retreat by Illinois militia forces after a clash with Sauk leader Black Hawk’s warriors.
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C.
Battle of Lewis’s Farm
The Battle of Lewis’s Farm was a late-March 1865 engagement in the American Civil War in which Union forces pushed back Confederate lines near Petersburg, Virginia, helping set the stage for the collapse of Robert E. Lee’s army.
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D.
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
The Battle of Chaffin’s Farm was a major 1864 American Civil War engagement near Richmond, Virginia, in which Union forces launched a significant but costly assault on Confederate defenses north of the James River.
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E.
Battle of Pickett’s Mill
The Battle of Pickett’s Mill was a bloody but often overlooked 1864 Civil War engagement in Georgia, where Confederate forces repelled a Union assault during the Atlanta Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| belligerent1 |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| belligerent2 | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| campaignObjective |
disrupt Confederate logistics
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threaten Confederate supply lines south and west of Petersburg ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1865 ⓘ |
| front | Petersburg front ⓘ |
| goalOfSide1 |
cut Confederate supply routes into Petersburg
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extend Union lines around Petersburg ⓘ |
| location | Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Petersburg Campaign
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linked to:
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
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| relatedTo |
Siege of Petersburg
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Union offensives against Confederate supply lines near Petersburg ⓘ |
| result |
Union extension of siege lines
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Union tactical success ⓘ |
| side1 | Union Army ⓘ |
| side2 | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicContext | Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedWarfareType | land warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Armstrong's Mill Description of subject: The Battle of Armstrong's Mill was an 1865 engagement in the American Civil War, fought as part of the Petersburg Campaign in Virginia, in which Union forces sought to extend their lines and cut Confederate supply routes.
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