Confederate Soldiers’ Section
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The Confederate Soldiers’ Section is a dedicated burial area within Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, where thousands of Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War are interred and commemorated.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate section of Hollywood Cemetery | 2 |
| Confederate Soldiers’ Section canonical | 1 |
| Confederate cemeteries | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2444019 — 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: Confederate Soldiers’ Section Context triple: [Hollywood Cemetery, hasPart, Confederate Soldiers’ Section]
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A.
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Fredericksburg National Cemetery is a U.S. military burial ground established after the Civil War to honor Union soldiers who died in the battles around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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B.
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Greeneville, Tennessee, that serves as the final resting place of the 17th U.S. president, Andrew Johnson, and is preserved as part of a national historic site.
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C.
Sam Davis Memorial
The Sam Davis Memorial is a monument in Pulaski, Tennessee, honoring Sam Davis, a Confederate scout often referred to as the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy.”
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D.
Stonewall Jackson Shrine
Stonewall Jackson Shrine is a historic site and preserved building where Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863, now maintained as a memorial and museum.
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E.
Soldiers' National Cemetery
Soldiers' National Cemetery is a historic military burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
- 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: Confederate Soldiers’ Section Target entity description: The Confederate Soldiers’ Section is a dedicated burial area within Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, where thousands of Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War are interred and commemorated.
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A.
Fredericksburg National Cemetery
Fredericksburg National Cemetery is a U.S. military burial ground established after the Civil War to honor Union soldiers who died in the battles around Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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B.
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Greeneville, Tennessee, that serves as the final resting place of the 17th U.S. president, Andrew Johnson, and is preserved as part of a national historic site.
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C.
Sam Davis Memorial
The Sam Davis Memorial is a monument in Pulaski, Tennessee, honoring Sam Davis, a Confederate scout often referred to as the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy.”
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D.
Stonewall Jackson Shrine
Stonewall Jackson Shrine is a historic site and preserved building where Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson died in 1863, now maintained as a memorial and museum.
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E.
Soldiers' National Cemetery
Soldiers' National Cemetery is a historic military burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate memorial site
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cemetery section ⓘ military burial ground ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| city | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| commemorates | Confederate soldiers who died in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| eraOfUse | post–American Civil War to present ⓘ |
| hasAccess | open to the public ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American Civil War cemeteries
ⓘ
Confederate cemeteries ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate Soldiers’ Section
military monuments and memorials in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
military cemetery section
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war grave section ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
marked graves
ⓘ
mass burials ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Confederate memorial monuments
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linked to:
Confederate monuments
landscaped burial grounds ⓘ rows of uniform headstones ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Hollywood Cemetery, a site listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| isPlaceOfMemory | true ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hollywood Cemetery
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| maintainedBy | Hollywood Cemetery management ⓘ |
| numberOfBurials | thousands of Confederate soldiers ⓘ |
| partOf | Hollywood Cemetery ⓘ |
| religion | predominantly Christian burials ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Civil War heritage tourism
ⓘ
debates over Confederate commemoration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of Confederate soldiers
ⓘ
commemoration of Confederate soldiers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confederate Soldiers’ Section Description of subject: The Confederate Soldiers’ Section is a dedicated burial area within Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, where thousands of Confederate soldiers from the American Civil War are interred and commemorated.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Confederate Soldiers section pyramid
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cemeterySection
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Confederate section of Hollywood Cemetery
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linked to: Confederate Soldiers’ Section
linked to: Confederate Soldiers’ Section
linked to: Confederate Soldiers’ Section