Savannah captured on 1864-12-21
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Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 refers to the Union Army’s seizure of Savannah, Georgia, at the end of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10238480 — 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)
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Target entity: Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 Context triple: [March to the Sea, dateCaptured, Savannah captured on 1864-12-21]
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A.
Bennett Place surrender
The Bennett Place surrender was the largest troop capitulation of the American Civil War, marking the effective end of major Confederate resistance in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
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B.
Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
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C.
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.
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D.
Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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E.
Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865
The Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865 was a massive two-day victory parade held in the nation’s capital at the end of the American Civil War to celebrate the Union armies and mark the war’s conclusion.
- 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: Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 Target entity description: Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 refers to the Union Army’s seizure of Savannah, Georgia, at the end of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea during the American Civil War.
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A.
Bennett Place surrender
The Bennett Place surrender was the largest troop capitulation of the American Civil War, marking the effective end of major Confederate resistance in the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
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B.
Morgan's Raid of 1863
Morgan's Raid of 1863 was a daring Confederate cavalry incursion led by General John H. Morgan that swept through several Northern states during the American Civil War, aiming to disrupt Union supply lines and spread alarm behind enemy lines.
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C.
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.
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D.
Holly Springs Raid
The Holly Springs Raid was a Confederate cavalry attack during the American Civil War in December 1862 that destroyed Union supply lines in Mississippi and forced General Ulysses S. Grant to abandon his first overland campaign against Vicksburg.
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E.
Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865
The Grand Review of the Armies in Washington, D.C., 1865 was a massive two-day victory parade held in the nation’s capital at the end of the American Civil War to celebrate the Union armies and mark the war’s conclusion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
Union victory ⓘ military event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Capture of Savannah
ⓘ
linked to:
British capture of Savannah
Fall of Savannah ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
Henry W. Slocum ⓘ Oliver O. Howard ⓘ
linked to:
Oliver Otis Howard
|
| associatedPlace |
Atlantic coast of Georgia
ⓘ
Fort McAllister ⓘ Savannah River ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
Union ⓘ |
| campaign | Savannah Campaign ⓘ |
| cityStatusAfterEvent | remained under Union control for the rest of the war ⓘ |
| commander |
William J. Hardee
ⓘ
William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ |
| communicatedBy | Sherman’s letter to Abraham Lincoln dated 1864-12-22 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1864-12-21 ⓘ |
| defensiveAction | Confederate evacuation across the Savannah River ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Carolinas Campaign
|
| giftDescribedAs | “Christmas gift” to President Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| includedCaptureOf |
150 heavy guns (approximate historical figure)
ⓘ
large quantities of cotton ⓘ |
| location |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| militaryTheater | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Confederate Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida
ⓘ
Union Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Tennessee
|
| outcomeDetail | city surrendered with relatively little urban destruction ⓘ |
| partOf |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Sherman’s March to the Sea ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Sherman’s March from Atlanta to the sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherman’s March to the Sea
|
| relatedTo |
Fall of Atlanta
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Atlanta
Sherman’s Carolinas Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Carolinas Campaign
Sherman’s Special Field Orders No. 120 ⓘ |
| result |
Confederate evacuation of Savannah
ⓘ
linked to:
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Union capture of Savannah ⓘ |
| significance |
completed Sherman’s March to the Sea
ⓘ
contributed to weakening Confederate morale ⓘ secured a major Atlantic port for the Union ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
to disrupt Confederate logistics and economy in Georgia
ⓘ
to seize a coastal base for Union operations ⓘ |
| tactic |
siege and investment of Savannah
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah Campaign
|
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
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Subject: Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 Description of subject: Savannah captured on 1864-12-21 refers to the Union Army’s seizure of Savannah, Georgia, at the end of General William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea during the American Civil War.
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