Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
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Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is a key Civil War battlefield site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for the devastating Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Marye's Heights | 3 |
| Marye’s Heights | 2 |
| Marye's Heights ridge | 1 |
| Marye's Heights, Fredericksburg, Virginia | 1 |
| Stone Wall at Marye’s Heights | 1 |
| Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights canonical | 1 |
| Sunken Road at Fredericksburg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights Context triple: [Fredericksburg, Virginia, hasHistoricSite, Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights]
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A.
Manassas Line
The Manassas Line is a commuter rail route in Northern Virginia that connects suburban communities to Washington, D.C. as part of the Virginia Railway Express system.
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B.
Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is a strategically significant wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, known as a key Union defensive position during the American Civil War.
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C.
Fredericksburg Line
The Fredericksburg Line is a Virginia Railway Express commuter rail route that connects Washington, D.C. with communities in Northern Virginia along the I-95 corridor.
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D.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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E.
Brandywine Battlefield
Brandywine Battlefield is a preserved American Revolutionary War site in Pennsylvania where the pivotal 1777 Battle of Brandywine took place between British and American forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights Target entity description: Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is a key Civil War battlefield site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for the devastating Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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A.
Manassas Line
The Manassas Line is a commuter rail route in Northern Virginia that connects suburban communities to Washington, D.C. as part of the Virginia Railway Express system.
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B.
Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is a strategically significant wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, known as a key Union defensive position during the American Civil War.
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C.
Fredericksburg Line
The Fredericksburg Line is a Virginia Railway Express commuter rail route that connects Washington, D.C. with communities in Northern Virginia along the I-95 corridor.
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D.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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E.
Brandywine Battlefield
Brandywine Battlefield is a preserved American Revolutionary War site in Pennsylvania where the pivotal 1777 Battle of Brandywine took place between British and American forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battlefield site
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
Major General Ambrose E. Burnside
ⓘ
surface form:
Ambrose E. Burnside
James Longstreet ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Union frontal assaults against fortified position
ⓘ
repeated failed Union attacks on December 13, 1862 ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryForce |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| associatedWithUnit |
Cobb's Brigade (Confederate)
ⓘ
surface form:
Cobb’s Brigade (Confederate)
Irish Brigade (Union) ⓘ Kershaw's Brigade (Confederate) ⓘ
surface form:
Kershaw’s Brigade (Confederate)
|
| battleOutcome | Confederate defensive victory ⓘ |
| category |
Civil War battlefield in Virginia
ⓘ
tourist attraction in Fredericksburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| currentUse |
preserved battlefield
ⓘ
public historic site ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | December 13, 1862 ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveFeature |
interpretive signs
ⓘ
visitor walking trail ⓘ wayside exhibits ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Cobb’s Brigade marker
ⓘ
Irish Brigade monument ⓘ Kershaw’s Brigade marker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Marye’s Heights
Sunken Road ⓘ |
| hasStructure | stone wall along the Sunken Road ⓘ |
| hasViewpoint | overlook of Fredericksburg battlefield ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fredericksburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearby |
Fredericksburg Historic District
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Fredericksburg historic district
Fredericksburg National Cemetery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
devastating Confederate fire against Union assaults
ⓘ
high Union casualties ⓘ stone wall defensive line ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf | Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ |
| partOfBattle | Confederate right-center at Fredericksburg ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | federally protected ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
rising ground of Marye’s Heights
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sunken roadway depression ⓘ |
| timePeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedAs | Confederate defensive position ⓘ |
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Subject: Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights Description of subject: Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights is a key Civil War battlefield site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, known for the devastating Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
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