Battle Monument at West Point
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The Battle Monument at West Point is a prominent Civil War memorial at the United States Military Academy, honoring Union Army officers and soldiers who died in the conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle Monument at West Point canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T742881 — 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: Battle Monument at West Point Context triple: [Trophy Point, near, Battle Monument at West Point]
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Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point is a monumental Gothic Revival church that serves as the spiritual and ceremonial center for the Corps of Cadets.
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Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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West Point Museum
West Point Museum is a military history museum at the United States Military Academy that showcases the heritage, artifacts, and traditions of the U.S. Army and West Point.
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Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
- 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: Battle Monument at West Point Target entity description: The Battle Monument at West Point is a prominent Civil War memorial at the United States Military Academy, honoring Union Army officers and soldiers who died in the conflict.
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A.
Cadet Chapel, United States Military Academy at West Point
The Cadet Chapel at the United States Military Academy at West Point is a monumental Gothic Revival church that serves as the spiritual and ceremonial center for the Corps of Cadets.
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B.
Trenton Battle Monument
The Trenton Battle Monument is a historic obelisk in Trenton, New Jersey, honoring George Washington’s pivotal Revolutionary War victory that helped turn the tide of the American Revolution.
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C.
West Point Museum
West Point Museum is a military history museum at the United States Military Academy that showcases the heritage, artifacts, and traditions of the U.S. Army and West Point.
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D.
Fort Wadsworth
Fort Wadsworth is a historic former military installation and coastal defense fortification located at the Narrows in New York Harbor, now part of the Gateway National Recreation Area.
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E.
Fort Hamilton
Fort Hamilton is a historic U.S. Army installation in Brooklyn, New York, guarding the entrance to New York Harbor at the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War monument
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monument ⓘ outdoor sculpture ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | monumental column ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War memorials in New York State
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Monuments and memorials at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Union Army officers
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Union Army soldiers ⓘ Union casualties of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Union dead of the American Civil War
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fallen graduates of the United States Military Academy who served in the Union Army ⓘ |
| genre | military memorial ⓘ |
| hasInscription | names of Union officers and soldiers who died in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasPart |
allegorical female figure
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base pedestal ⓘ central column ⓘ inscribed panels ⓘ surrounding statues ⓘ |
| hasUse |
ceremonial site
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memorial site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic monument at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hudson Valley
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surface form:
Hudson River Valley
Orange County, New York ⓘ United States Military Academy ⓘ West Point, New York ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hudson River
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Plain at West Point ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Trophy Point ⓘ |
| materialUsed | granite ⓘ |
| militaryBranchCommemorated | Union Army ⓘ |
| operator | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| partOf | campus of the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| significantEvent | used as a focal point for memorial ceremonies at West Point ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States Military Academy visitor information materials
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military history tours at West Point ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
loyalty to the Union
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remembrance of the Civil War dead ⓘ sacrifice of Union soldiers ⓘ |
| topographicLocation | overlooking the Hudson River ⓘ |
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