Appomattox Station

E371851

American Civil War site historic site

Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Appomattox Station, Virginia	2
Appomattox Station canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3584252 — 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: Appomattox Station
Context triple: [Appomattox County, Virginia, hasHistoricSite, Appomattox Station]

A. Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
B. Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
C. Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
D. Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
E. Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
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: Appomattox Station
Target entity description: Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.

A. Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
B. Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
C. Martinsburg station
Martinsburg station is a historic passenger rail station in Martinsburg, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services on the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
D. Harpers Ferry station
Harpers Ferry station is a historic passenger rail station in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, serving MARC commuter trains and Amtrak services along the former Baltimore & Ohio Railroad line.
E. Cumberland station
Cumberland station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the city's Northwest Side and nearby suburbs with park-and-ride access to O'Hare International Airport and downtown Chicago.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (33)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War site ⓘ historic site ⓘ
associatedWith	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ Army of the Potomac ⓘ Confederate States Army ⓘ George A. Custer ⓘ linked to: George Armstrong Custer Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ Union Army ⓘ
category	American Civil War battlefields ⓘ Historic sites in Appomattox County, Virginia ⓘ Railway stations in Virginia ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
distanceToAppomattoxCourtHouse	approximately 3 miles ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
hasEvent	Battle of Appomattox Station ⓘ
hasHeritageDesignation	Civil War battlefield site ⓘ
locatedIn	Appomattox County, Virginia ⓘ Appomattox, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Appomattox Court House, Virginia Virginia ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedNear	Appomattox Court House ⓘ linked to: Appomattox Court House, Virginia Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ⓘ linked to: Appomattox Court House, Virginia
locatedOn	South Side Railroad ⓘ
partOf	Appomattox Court House Campaign ⓘ linked to: Appomattox Campaign
presentDayUse	historic site ⓘ
railwayFunction	railroad station ⓘ
roleInHistory	helped force surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House ⓘ site of Union cavalry victory cutting off Confederate supplies ⓘ
significantEventDate	1865-04-08 ⓘ
strategicImportance	control of rail supplies to Lee’s army ⓘ
usedFor	transport of Confederate supplies in 1865 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appomattox County, Virginia → hasHistoricSite → Appomattox Station ⓘ

Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations → location → Appomattox Station, Virginia ⓘ

linked to: Appomattox Station

Battle of Appomattox Station → location → Appomattox Station, Virginia ⓘ