Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
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The Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, was the rural tobacco farm where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered and fatally shot by Union troops in April 1865.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States Context triple: [John Wilkes Booth, capturedAt, Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States]
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Digges farm, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Digges farm in Prince George’s County, Maryland is a historic plantation best known as the original burial site of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-American engineer who designed the plan for Washington, D.C.
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Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia is a historic village best known as the site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
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Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia, is a historic 18th-century plantation house best known as the birthplace and family home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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Mount Vernon, Virginia
Mount Vernon, Virginia is a historic estate along the Potomac River best known as George Washington’s longtime plantation home and burial site.
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Arlington House plantation
Arlington House plantation was a historic Virginia estate overlooking the Potomac River that later became the core of what is now Arlington National Cemetery.
- 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: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States Target entity description: The Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, was the rural tobacco farm where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered and fatally shot by Union troops in April 1865.
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A.
Digges farm, Prince George’s County, Maryland
Digges farm in Prince George’s County, Maryland is a historic plantation best known as the original burial site of Pierre Charles L’Enfant, the French-American engineer who designed the plan for Washington, D.C.
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B.
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia is a historic village best known as the site where Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.
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C.
Stratford Hall, Westmoreland County, Virginia
Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia, is a historic 18th-century plantation house best known as the birthplace and family home of Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
Mount Vernon, Virginia
Mount Vernon, Virginia is a historic estate along the Potomac River best known as George Washington’s longtime plantation home and burial site.
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E.
Arlington House plantation
Arlington House plantation was a historic Virginia estate overlooking the Potomac River that later became the core of what is now Arlington National Cemetery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farm
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historic site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union Army
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United States Secret Service ⓘ assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
linked to:
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
manhunt for John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | historical markers near Port Royal, Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crop |
other mixed farm products
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tobacco ⓘ |
| currentStatus | no longer standing in original 1865 form ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1865-04-26 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 70 miles south of Washington, D.C.
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near the Rappahannock River ⓘ |
| eventParticipant |
26th New York Cavalry
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Boston Corbett ⓘ David Herold ⓘ Edward P. Doherty ⓘ Everton J. Conger ⓘ John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Lafayette C. Baker ⓘ Union cavalry detachment ⓘ |
| hasEventDetail |
Booth and Herold hid in the Garrett tobacco barn
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Booth was shot inside the burning barn ⓘ David Herold surrendered at the barn ⓘ
linked to:
David Herold
Union troops set the barn on fire to force Booth out ⓘ |
| hasEventOutcome |
capture of Lincoln assassination conspirator David Herold
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death of John Wilkes Booth on the farm property ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
capture of David Herold
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death of John Wilkes Booth ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Garrett farmhouse
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Garrett tobacco barn ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
Caroline County, Virginia ⓘ Port Royal, Virginia ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
location where John Wilkes Booth was fatally shot by Union troops
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site where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered ⓘ |
| originalFunction | family farm ⓘ |
| ownerDuring1865 | Richard H. Garrett ⓘ |
| partOf | American Civil War aftermath ⓘ |
| region | Caroline County countryside ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Reconstruction era beginnings ⓘ |
| use | tobacco farming ⓘ |
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Subject: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States Description of subject: The Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, was the rural tobacco farm where Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was cornered and fatally shot by Union troops in April 1865.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
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Booth and Herold hid in the Garrett tobacco barn
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linked to: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
linked to: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States
linked to: Garrett farm near Port Royal, Virginia, United States