Battle of Marks' Mills
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The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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| Battle of Marks' Mills canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Battle of Marks' Mills Context triple: [Army of the Trans-Mississippi, engagedIn, Battle of Marks' Mills]
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A.
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.
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Battle of Millstone
The Battle of Millstone was a minor but significant American Revolutionary War clash in early 1777 in New Jersey, where local militia successfully attacked and captured a British foraging party, contributing to the broader Patriot harassment campaign known as the Forage War.
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Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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Battle of Fishdam Ford
The Battle of Fishdam Ford was a minor 1780 engagement in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Patriot militia forces clashed with British troops prior to the larger Battle of Blackstock’s Farm.
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E.
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.
- 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 Marks' Mills Target entity description: The Battle of Marks' Mills was an 1864 American Civil War engagement in Arkansas, where Confederate forces ambushed and decisively defeated a Union supply column during the Red River Campaign.
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A.
Battle of Blackstock’s Farm
The Battle of Blackstock’s Farm was a 1780 American Revolutionary War engagement in South Carolina where Patriot militia under Thomas Sumter successfully resisted a British force led by Banastre Tarleton.
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B.
Battle of Millstone
The Battle of Millstone was a minor but significant American Revolutionary War clash in early 1777 in New Jersey, where local militia successfully attacked and captured a British foraging party, contributing to the broader Patriot harassment campaign known as the Forage War.
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C.
Battle of Quaker Hill
The Battle of Quaker Hill was a 1778 American Revolutionary War engagement on Aquidneck Island in Rhode Island, involving Continental, British, and Hessian forces during the failed allied Franco-American attempt to retake Newport.
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D.
Battle of Fishdam Ford
The Battle of Fishdam Ford was a minor 1780 engagement in the Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War in South Carolina, where Patriot militia forces clashed with British troops prior to the larger Battle of Blackstock’s Farm.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
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battle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Mark's Mills
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Marks Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate Major General Sterling Price
NERFINISHED
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Major General Frederick Steele NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States of America
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United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | Camden Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Francis M. Drake
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Salomon NERFINISHED ⓘ James F. Fagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Jo Shelby NERFINISHED ⓘ William L. Cabell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Marks' Mills Battleground State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| date | April 25, 1864 ⓘ |
| description | Confederate forces ambushed a Union supply column ⓘ |
| followedBy | retreat of Union forces from Camden ⓘ |
| front | Western Theater (Trans-Mississippi) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
Confederate forces suffered relatively light casualties
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Union forces suffered heavy casualties and captures ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | site commemorated as a historic battlefield ⓘ |
| location |
Cleveland County, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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near Marks' Mill, Arkansas ⓘ |
| notableFor |
decisive Confederate ambush of Union wagon train
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heavy Union losses in prisoners ⓘ |
| objective | escort Union supply train to Camden, Arkansas ⓘ |
| outcome |
Union defeat
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Union supply column captured or destroyed ⓘ large number of Union troops captured ⓘ |
| partOf | Red River Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Poison Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Camden, Arkansas
NERFINISHED
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Pine Bluff, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| state | Arkansas ⓘ |
| strategicEffect |
contributed to failure of Union Camden Expedition
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weakened Union position in southern Arkansas ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | ambush ⓘ |
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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