War Department building in Richmond, Virginia
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The War Department building in Richmond, Virginia was the principal administrative headquarters for the Confederate States’ military leadership during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| War Department building in Richmond, Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12415088 — 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: War Department building in Richmond, Virginia Context triple: [Confederate States Secretary of War, seat, War Department building in Richmond, Virginia]
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Confederate armory at Richmond, Virginia
The Confederate armory at Richmond, Virginia was a major Civil War–era weapons manufacturing facility that became one of the Confederacy’s primary centers for producing small arms and military equipment.
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United States War Department building
The United States War Department building was a key federal military administration headquarters in Washington, D.C., that became historically notable as one of the government structures targeted during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812.
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City of Manassas Park, Virginia
The City of Manassas Park, Virginia is an independent, suburban city in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., known for its residential communities and proximity to major regional transportation corridors.
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D.
Fort Myer, Virginia
Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.
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E.
Virginia State Capitol Annex
The Virginia State Capitol Annex is an auxiliary government building in Richmond that supports the operations and offices associated with the historic Virginia State Capitol.
- 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: War Department building in Richmond, Virginia Target entity description: The War Department building in Richmond, Virginia was the principal administrative headquarters for the Confederate States’ military leadership during the American Civil War.
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A.
Confederate armory at Richmond, Virginia
The Confederate armory at Richmond, Virginia was a major Civil War–era weapons manufacturing facility that became one of the Confederacy’s primary centers for producing small arms and military equipment.
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B.
United States War Department building
The United States War Department building was a key federal military administration headquarters in Washington, D.C., that became historically notable as one of the government structures targeted during the Burning of Washington in the War of 1812.
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C.
City of Manassas Park, Virginia
The City of Manassas Park, Virginia is an independent, suburban city in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., known for its residential communities and proximity to major regional transportation corridors.
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D.
Fort Myer, Virginia
Fort Myer, Virginia is a historic U.S. Army post adjacent to Arlington National Cemetery that serves as a key ceremonial and administrative installation for the military in the Washington, D.C. area.
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E.
Virginia State Capitol Annex
The Virginia State Capitol Annex is an auxiliary government building in Richmond that supports the operations and offices associated with the historic Virginia State Capitol.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.