Cemetery Ridge
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Cemetery Ridge is a key geographic feature and Union defensive position on the Gettysburg battlefield, most famous as the focal point of Pickett’s Charge during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cemetery Ridge canonical | 24 |
| Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg National Military Park | 1 |
| Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T982364 — 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: Cemetery Ridge Context triple: [Gettysburg National Military Park, hasPart, Cemetery Ridge]
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A.
Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Hill is a prominent, strategically important rise of ground that formed a key Union defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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B.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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C.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
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D.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield and memorial site commemorating the pivotal 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
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E.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield in Virginia that commemorates the First and Second Battles of Bull Run through historic landscapes, monuments, and visitor exhibits.
- 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: Cemetery Ridge Target entity description: Cemetery Ridge is a key geographic feature and Union defensive position on the Gettysburg battlefield, most famous as the focal point of Pickett’s Charge during the American Civil War.
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A.
Cemetery Hill
Cemetery Hill is a prominent, strategically important rise of ground that formed a key Union defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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B.
Seminary Ridge
Seminary Ridge is a prominent elevated landform west of Gettysburg that served as a major Confederate defensive position during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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C.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
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D.
Gettysburg National Military Park
Gettysburg National Military Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield and memorial site commemorating the pivotal 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
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E.
Manassas National Battlefield Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield in Virginia that commemorates the First and Second Battles of Bull Run through historic landscapes, monuments, and visitor exhibits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield site
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geographic feature ⓘ ridge ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Northern Virginia
Pickett's Charge ⓘ
linked to:
Pickett’s Charge
Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Potomac
|
| attackedBy |
Pettigrew's Division
ⓘ
linked to:
Pettigrew’s Division
Pickett's Division ⓘ
linked to:
Pickett’s Division
Trimble's Division ⓘ
linked to:
Trimble’s Division
|
| battleResult | Union defensive victory ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Major General George G. Meade
ⓘ
linked to:
George G. Meade
Major General Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ
linked to:
Winfield Scott Hancock
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
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II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ III Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ
linked to:
III Corps, Army of the Potomac
|
| extendsFrom | Culp's Hill ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Little Round Top ⓘ |
| famousFor | being focal point of Pickett's Charge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Copse of Trees
ⓘ
High-water mark of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
High Water Mark of the Confederacy
The Angle ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveFeatures |
tour roads
ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ wayside markers ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
Copse of Trees Monument
ⓘ
High Water Mark of the Rebellion Monument ⓘ various Union regimental monuments ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adams County, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near | Seminary Ridge ⓘ |
| northEndAdjacentTo | Cemetery Hill ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| overlooks | Emmitsburg Road ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gettysburg Battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Gettysburg National Military Park
Union interior defensive line at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| sawActionOn |
July 2, 1863
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July 3, 1863 ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Seminary Ridge by open fields ⓘ |
| southEndNear | Little Round Top ⓘ |
| usedAs | Union defensive position ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cemetery Ridge Description of subject: Cemetery Ridge is a key geographic feature and Union defensive position on the Gettysburg battlefield, most famous as the focal point of Pickett’s Charge during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863
subject linked to:
Battle of Gettysburg: July 1–3, 1863
linked to: Cemetery Ridge
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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monumentLocation
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Cemetery Ridge, Gettysburg National Military Park
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linked to: Cemetery Ridge