Fort Beauregard
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Fort Beauregard was a Confederate coastal fortification in South Carolina that played a role in the American Civil War’s early naval engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Beauregard canonical | 2 |
| Fort Beauregard (Charleston Harbor) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717960 — 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: Fort Beauregard Context triple: [Battle of Port Royal, captured, Fort Beauregard]
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A.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
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C.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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D.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
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E.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
- 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: Fort Beauregard Target entity description: Fort Beauregard was a Confederate coastal fortification in South Carolina that played a role in the American Civil War’s early naval engagements.
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A.
Fort Hancock
Fort Hancock is a historic former U.S. Army coastal defense installation located on Sandy Hook in New Jersey, now preserved as part of Gateway National Recreation Area.
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B.
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a coastal fortification in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, best known as the site where the first shots of the American Civil War were fired in April 1861.
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C.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip was a strategically vital British-held fortress on the island of Menorca that played a central role in Mediterranean naval conflicts, including the Battle of Minorca in 1756.
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D.
Fort St. Philip
Fort St. Philip is a historic coastal fortification in Louisiana that played a key defensive role in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Civil War.
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E.
Fort Ward
Fort Ward is a historic waterfront neighborhood and former military installation on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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Confederate fort ⓘ coastal fortification ⓘ |
| armament | seacoast artillery ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederate coastal defense strategy ⓘ |
| builtFor |
defense of Confederate coastline
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protection of Port Royal Sound ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
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Coastal fortifications in the United States ⓘ Confederate States of America fortifications ⓘ Forts in South Carolina ⓘ |
| coastalType | sea island fortification ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | earthwork ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| engagement |
Battle of Port Royal
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early naval engagements of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| function |
artillery battery
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harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrison | Confederate troops ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
American South
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linked to:
Southern United States
Beaufort County, South Carolina ⓘ South Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Fort Walker
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linked to:
Fort Jackson
Port Royal Sound ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Saint Helena Island, South Carolina
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linked to:
St. Helena Island, South Carolina
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| militaryBranch | Confederate artillery ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
P. G. T. Beauregard
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linked to:
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
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| namedForRole |
Confederate general P. G. T. Beauregard
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linked to:
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
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| opponent |
Union forces
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United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic coastal defenses of the Confederacy
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linked to:
Confederate coastal defenses
Confederate coastal defenses of South Carolina ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate coastal defenses
defenses of Port Royal Sound ⓘ |
| region |
Lowcountry, South Carolina
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linked to:
Lowcountry of South Carolina
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| status | former military installation ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | guarded northern entrance to Port Royal Sound ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Confederate States Army
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Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring | early years of the American Civil War ⓘ |
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Subject: Fort Beauregard Description of subject: Fort Beauregard was a Confederate coastal fortification in South Carolina that played a role in the American Civil War’s early naval engagements.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
American Civil War military operations near Charleston
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location
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Fort Beauregard (Charleston Harbor)
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linked to: Fort Beauregard