Sunken Road
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Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunken Road canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1165233 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sunken Road Context triple: [Battle of Antietam, terrainFeature, Sunken Road]
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A.
The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow
The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection Strange Pilgrims, that follows a young Colombian couple in Europe whose honeymoon turns tragic after a minor injury leads to a mysterious and fatal medical ordeal.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Hell’s Highway
Hell’s Highway is the nickname for the main Allied supply route used during Operation Market Garden in World War II, running through the Netherlands and including key crossings such as the Son bridge.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sunken Road Target entity description: Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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A.
The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow
The Trail of Your Blood in the Snow is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez, included in his collection Strange Pilgrims, that follows a young Colombian couple in Europe whose honeymoon turns tragic after a minor injury leads to a mysterious and fatal medical ordeal.
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B.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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C.
Hell’s Highway
Hell’s Highway is the nickname for the main Allied supply route used during Operation Market Garden in World War II, running through the Netherlands and including key crossings such as the Son bridge.
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D.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
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E.
Bloody Ridge
Bloody Ridge is a historically significant World War II battlefield on Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands, known for a pivotal 1942 clash between U.S. and Japanese forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic battlefield site
ⓘ
road ⓘ |
| aftermathDescription | lane filled with Confederate dead ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bloody Lane ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 800 yards ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Emancipation Proclamation context ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| battlefieldSector | center of the Antietam line ⓘ |
| casualtiesDescription | thousands of combined Union and Confederate casualties in vicinity ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Major General D. H. Hill ⓘ |
| confederateUnitsInvolved |
D. H. Hill’s Division
ⓘ
R. H. Anderson’s Division ⓘ |
| currentStatus | preserved historic site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | September 17, 1862 ⓘ |
| engagementType | primarily infantry combat with supporting artillery ⓘ |
| frontage | overlooks open farm fields to the north ⓘ |
| hasMemorials | nearby regimental monuments ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Antietam National Battlefield
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. National Register of Historic Places (as part of Antietam National Battlefield)
|
| locatedIn | Antietam National Battlefield ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| locatedNear | Sharpsburg, Maryland ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | Civil War histories and battlefield guides ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Antietam National Cemetery
ⓘ
Piper Farm ⓘ Roulette Farm ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties
ⓘ
intense infantry combat ⓘ turning point in the Battle of Antietam ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
surface form:
Union Army of the Potomac
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| partOf |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ Maryland Campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Maryland Campaign of 1862
|
| photographicallyDocumentedBy |
Alexander Gardner
ⓘ
Mathew Brady (photographer) ⓘ
surface form:
Mathew Brady’s studio
|
| resultOfAction | eventual collapse of Confederate center at Antietam ⓘ |
| significance | symbol of the human cost of the Civil War ⓘ |
| state | Maryland ⓘ |
| strategicAdvantage | natural trench-like cover ⓘ |
| timeOfMainAction | late morning to early afternoon on September 17, 1862 ⓘ |
| topographicalFeature | sunken farm lane ⓘ |
| tourRoute | stop on the Antietam driving tour ⓘ |
| unionCommandersInvolved |
Major General William H. French
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surface form:
Major General Israel B. Richardson
Major General William H. French ⓘ |
| usedAs | defensive position ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
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| visitorActivities |
interpretive programs
ⓘ
walking tours ⓘ |
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Subject: Sunken Road Description of subject: Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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