Fort Stedman area
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The Fort Stedman area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield that commemorates the site of a major Confederate assault and one of the last offensives of the Civil War in March 1865.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Stedman | 1 |
| Fort Stedman area canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7263822 — 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: Fort Stedman area Context triple: [Petersburg National Battlefield, hasPart, Fort Stedman area]
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A.
Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia is a historic peninsula on Hampton Roads best known as the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition and later major U.S. naval installations.
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B.
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, is a former U.S. Army installation in Arlington that served as a major center for military intelligence and cryptographic operations during and after World War II.
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C.
McAuliffe Square
McAuliffe Square is a central public square in Bastogne, Belgium, named in honor of U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe and known for its World War II memorials commemorating the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
Richmond Downtown Historic District
The Richmond Downtown Historic District is a central commercial and architectural area in Richmond, Indiana, known for its concentration of historic buildings reflecting the city’s development from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
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E.
White Hall, Virginia
White Hall, Virginia is an unincorporated rural community in Albemarle County known for its scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and proximity to Charlottesville.
- 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 Stedman area Target entity description: The Fort Stedman area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield that commemorates the site of a major Confederate assault and one of the last offensives of the Civil War in March 1865.
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A.
Sewell's Point, Norfolk, Virginia
Sewell's Point in Norfolk, Virginia is a historic peninsula on Hampton Roads best known as the site of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition and later major U.S. naval installations.
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B.
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia
Arlington Hall Station, Virginia, is a former U.S. Army installation in Arlington that served as a major center for military intelligence and cryptographic operations during and after World War II.
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C.
McAuliffe Square
McAuliffe Square is a central public square in Bastogne, Belgium, named in honor of U.S. General Anthony McAuliffe and known for its World War II memorials commemorating the Battle of the Bulge.
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D.
Richmond Downtown Historic District
The Richmond Downtown Historic District is a central commercial and architectural area in Richmond, Indiana, known for its concentration of historic buildings reflecting the city’s development from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.
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E.
White Hall, Virginia
White Hall, Virginia is an unincorporated rural community in Albemarle County known for its scenic foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and proximity to Charlottesville.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield area
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleOutcomeCommemorated | Union defensive victory ⓘ |
| commemorates |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fort Stedman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesBelligerent |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesCommander |
John B. Gordon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratesEventDate | 1865-03-25 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasAccess | public ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
battlefield overlooks
ⓘ
interpretive signs ⓘ preserved earthworks ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
helped lead to the fall of Petersburg
ⓘ
helped lead to the fall of Richmond ⓘ one of the last major Confederate offensives of the Civil War ⓘ part of the Petersburg Campaign ⓘ site of a major Confederate assault in March 1865 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Petersburg National Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eastern Front Unit of Petersburg National Battlefield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg National Battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preserves | portion of the original Fort Stedman battlefield ⓘ |
| timePeriodCommemorated | American Civil War (1861–1865) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education about the Civil War
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ historical interpretation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Stedman area Description of subject: The Fort Stedman area is a preserved section of the Petersburg National Battlefield that commemorates the site of a major Confederate assault and one of the last offensives of the Civil War in March 1865.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Fort Stedman