Fort Jackson (Louisiana)
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Fort Jackson in Louisiana is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort on the Mississippi River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Union’s capture of New Orleans.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Jackson (Louisiana) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2618007 — 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: Fort Jackson (Louisiana) Context triple: [Third System of US seacoast defense, hasPart, Fort Jackson (Louisiana)]
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A.
Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson is the U.S. Army’s largest basic combat training installation, located near Columbia, South Carolina.
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B.
Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
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C.
West Point, Mississippi
West Point, Mississippi is a small city in Clay County known for its historic downtown, Southern cultural heritage, and role in the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi.
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D.
Calhoun, Louisiana
Calhoun, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Louisiana known for its rural character and proximity to the city of West Monroe.
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E.
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
- 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: Fort Jackson (Louisiana) Target entity description: Fort Jackson in Louisiana is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort on the Mississippi River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Union’s capture of New Orleans.
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A.
Fort Jackson
Fort Jackson is the U.S. Army’s largest basic combat training installation, located near Columbia, South Carolina.
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B.
Old Fort Jackson
Old Fort Jackson is a historic coastal fortification near Savannah, Georgia, that served as a key defensive stronghold from the early 19th century through the Civil War and is now preserved as a museum.
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C.
West Point, Mississippi
West Point, Mississippi is a small city in Clay County known for its historic downtown, Southern cultural heritage, and role in the Golden Triangle region of northeast Mississippi.
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D.
Calhoun, Louisiana
Calhoun, Louisiana is a small unincorporated community in northeastern Louisiana known for its rural character and proximity to the city of West Monroe.
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E.
Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is a historic 19th-century coastal fortification on Dauphin Island that played a key role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century fortification
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American Civil War site ⓘ historic fort ⓘ masonry coastal defense fort ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Capture of New Orleans
ⓘ
Admiral David Farragut ⓘ
surface form:
David G. Farragut
|
| battledIn |
Capture of New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip
|
| builtInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Buildings and structures in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana ⓘ Forts in Louisiana ⓘ Mississippi River forts ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | brick masonry ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1820s ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | historic site ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Hurricane Katrina ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Confederate forces ⓘ |
| floodRisk | vulnerable to hurricanes and river flooding ⓘ |
| functionedAs | river defense fort ⓘ |
| governingBody | local government of Plaquemines Parish (for site management) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bastions
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casemates ⓘ moat ⓘ parade ground ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Fort St. Philip
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort St. Philip (Louisiana)
|
| heritageDesignationReason | military and Civil War significance ⓘ |
| laterUsedAs |
military post
ⓘ
prison during the Civil War ⓘ training site ⓘ |
| listedOn | National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Plaquemines Parish
ⓘ
surface form:
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
|
| locatedNear | Buras, Louisiana ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| namedAfter | Andrew Jackson ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Bombardment and surrender during the Union capture of New Orleans ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark district component (context-dependent) ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army (historically)
|
| opposedBy | Union Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Third System of US seacoast defense
ⓘ
surface form:
Third System of U.S. coastal fortifications
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| purpose |
coastal defense
ⓘ
defense of New Orleans ⓘ |
| shape | star-shaped fort ⓘ |
| significance | key role in Union capture of New Orleans ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| surrenderedInYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Jackson (Louisiana) Description of subject: Fort Jackson in Louisiana is a historic 19th-century masonry coastal defense fort on the Mississippi River that played a key role in the American Civil War, particularly during the Union’s capture of New Orleans.
Referenced by (1)
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