Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
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The Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery was the 1863 ceremony at Gettysburg honoring Union soldiers killed in the battle, during which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T140287 — 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: Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery Context triple: [Gettysburg Address, occasion, Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery]
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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E.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
- 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: Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery Target entity description: The Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery was the 1863 ceremony at Gettysburg honoring Union soldiers killed in the battle, during which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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A.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a solemn U.S. military monument honoring unidentified American service members who died in war.
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B.
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington National Cemetery is a United States military cemetery and national memorial site where many American service members and notable figures are buried.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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E.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War commemoration
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historical event ⓘ public ceremony ⓘ |
| alsoFeaturedSpeaker | Edward Everett ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union Army
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United States federal government ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| attendedBy |
Abraham Lincoln
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Edward Everett ⓘ members of the public ⓘ various Union officials ⓘ |
| battleDateRelation | held a few months after the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863)
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linked to:
Battle of Gettysburg
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| city | Gettysburg ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Gettysburg
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Union soldiers killed in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| featuresSpeech | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| hasContext | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasDay | 19 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasMonth | November ⓘ |
| hasName | Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalContext | Union war effort in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
major commemorative event of the American Civil War
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occasion on which the Gettysburg Address was delivered ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| isAftermathOf | Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| isKeyEventIn | history of Gettysburg National Military Park ⓘ |
| languageUsed | English ⓘ |
| linkedDocument | text of the Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Soldiers' National Cemetery ⓘ |
| location |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| mainSpeaker | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| memorializes | Union casualties of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| memorialType | cemetery dedication ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Pennsylvania
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| purpose |
to dedicate a national cemetery for Union war dead
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to honor Union soldiers who died at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| resultedIn | formal opening of the Soldiers' National Cemetery ⓘ |
| speechDelivered | Gettysburg Address ⓘ |
| speechDeliveredBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tookPlaceOn | November 19, 1863 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery Description of subject: The Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery was the 1863 ceremony at Gettysburg honoring Union soldiers killed in the battle, during which Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
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Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg
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linked to: Dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery
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Everett
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