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English Thesaurus

1. either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles (noun.act)

instance hypernym	:	pitched battle,
definition	:	a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place (noun.act)

part meronym	:	american civil war, united states civil war, war between the states,
definition	:	civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865 (noun.act)

domain region	:	old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia,
definition	:	a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location)

2. a creek in northeastern Virginia where two battles were fought in the American Civil War (noun.location)

instance hypernym	:	brook, creek,
definition	:	a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river) (noun.object)

part meronym	:	old dominion, old dominion state, va, virginia,
definition	:	a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War (noun.location)