Battle of Shiloh
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Shiloh canonical | 74 |
| Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing) | 1 |
| Battlefield of Shiloh | 1 |
| Shiloh | 1 |
| Shiloh campaign | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T51320 — 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 Shiloh Context triple: [American Civil War, hasPart, Battle of Shiloh]
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Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the opening major land battle of the American Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and shattering early illusions of a quick and easy conflict.
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Battle of Wisconsin Heights
The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was an 1832 engagement in present-day Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War, where U.S. militia forces clashed with Black Hawk’s band of Sauk and Fox warriors as they attempted to retreat across the Wisconsin River.
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Battle of Bad Axe
The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.
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Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
- 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 Shiloh Target entity description: 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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A.
Battle of Baltimore
The Battle of Baltimore was a key War of 1812 engagement in which American forces successfully defended the city and Fort McHenry from British attack, inspiring the lyrics of the United States national anthem.
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B.
First Battle of Bull Run
The First Battle of Bull Run was the opening major land battle of the American Civil War, resulting in a Confederate victory and shattering early illusions of a quick and easy conflict.
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C.
Battle of Wisconsin Heights
The Battle of Wisconsin Heights was an 1832 engagement in present-day Wisconsin during the Black Hawk War, where U.S. militia forces clashed with Black Hawk’s band of Sauk and Fox warriors as they attempted to retreat across the Wisconsin River.
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D.
Battle of Bad Axe
The Battle of Bad Axe was the final, devastating clash of the 1832 Black Hawk War, in which U.S. forces massacred many of Black Hawk’s band as they attempted to retreat across the Mississippi River.
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E.
Battle of Heartbreak Ridge
The Battle of Heartbreak Ridge was a protracted and costly 1951 U.S.-led United Nations offensive against entrenched North Korean and Chinese forces in the mountainous terrain of North Korea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Shiloh Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (78)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
linked to: Battle of Shiloh
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“Shiloh: A Requiem”
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“Shiloh: A Requiem”
linked to: Battle of Shiloh
subject linked to:
“Shiloh: A Requiem”
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“Shiloh: A Requiem”
linked to: Battle of Shiloh
Memphis and Charleston Railroad and Mobile and Ohio Railroad intersection
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major Union base of operations at Battle of Shiloh