Irish Brigade monument
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The Irish Brigade monument is a memorial honoring the famed Union Army Irish Brigade that suffered heavy casualties assaulting Marye’s Heights during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Irish Brigade monument canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10051608 — 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: Irish Brigade monument Context triple: [Sunken Road and Marye’s Heights, hasMemorial, Irish Brigade monument]
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A.
O’Connell Monument
The O’Connell Monument is a prominent 19th-century statue in Dublin commemorating Daniel O’Connell, a key Irish political leader known as “The Liberator.”
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B.
Parnell Monument
The Parnell Monument is a prominent Dublin landmark honoring Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, located at the northern end of O’Connell Street.
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C.
Irish Hunger Memorial
The Irish Hunger Memorial is a New York City monument that commemorates the Great Irish Famine and honors the resilience and migration of the Irish people.
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D.
Boston Irish Famine Memorial
The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a public monument in downtown Boston commemorating the victims and survivors of the Great Irish Famine and the contributions of Irish immigrants to the city.
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E.
Enniskillen War Memorial
Enniskillen War Memorial is a commemorative monument in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, honoring local service members who lost their lives in armed conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Irish Brigade monument Target entity description: The Irish Brigade monument is a memorial honoring the famed Union Army Irish Brigade that suffered heavy casualties assaulting Marye’s Heights during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War.
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A.
O’Connell Monument
The O’Connell Monument is a prominent 19th-century statue in Dublin commemorating Daniel O’Connell, a key Irish political leader known as “The Liberator.”
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B.
Parnell Monument
The Parnell Monument is a prominent Dublin landmark honoring Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell, located at the northern end of O’Connell Street.
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C.
Irish Hunger Memorial
The Irish Hunger Memorial is a New York City monument that commemorates the Great Irish Famine and honors the resilience and migration of the Irish people.
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D.
Boston Irish Famine Memorial
The Boston Irish Famine Memorial is a public monument in downtown Boston commemorating the victims and survivors of the Great Irish Famine and the contributions of Irish immigrants to the city.
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E.
Enniskillen War Memorial
Enniskillen War Memorial is a commemorative monument in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, honoring local service members who lost their lives in armed conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWithEthnicGroup | Irish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryUnit | Irish Brigade (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War monuments and memorials
ⓘ
Irish-American history ⓘ Monuments and memorials in Virginia ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Irish Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army Irish Brigade assault on Marye’s Heights ⓘ Union Army soldiers of Irish descent ⓘ |
| commemoratesEvent | Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo |
Union Army soldiers killed and wounded at Marye’s Heights
ⓘ
officers and men of the Irish Brigade ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
site of Irish-American commemorative ceremonies
ⓘ
symbol of Irish participation in the Union war effort ⓘ |
| hasInscription | inscription honoring the Irish Brigade’s sacrifice at Fredericksburg ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Irish Brigade charge at Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Civil War remembrance
ⓘ
Irish-American military service ⓘ sacrifice in battle ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | resource within Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ |
| honorsCasualties | heavy losses suffered by the Irish Brigade at Marye’s Heights ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Fredericksburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Spotsylvania County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | site of the Irish Brigade’s advance toward Marye’s Heights ⓘ |
| material |
metal plaque
ⓘ
stone ⓘ |
| memorialType | outdoor monument ⓘ |
| near |
Marye’s Heights
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunken Road at Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Civil War battlefield monuments at Fredericksburg ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War battlefield tours
ⓘ
interpretive programs at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ |
| visitedFor |
heritage tourism
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historical education ⓘ military remembrance events ⓘ |
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Subject: Irish Brigade monument Description of subject: The Irish Brigade monument is a memorial honoring the famed Union Army Irish Brigade that suffered heavy casualties assaulting Marye’s Heights during the Battle of Fredericksburg in the American Civil War.
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