Bermuda Hundred, Virginia
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Bermuda Hundred, Virginia is a historic James River port and Civil War military site in Chesterfield County that served as a strategic Union base during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bermuda Hundred, Virginia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6220623 — 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: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Context triple: [Army of the James, garrisoned, Bermuda Hundred, Virginia]
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A.
Southampton County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia is a rural county in southeastern Virginia known historically as the site of Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion.
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B.
Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia is a largely rural but rapidly growing county in central Virginia that surrounds the independent city of Charlottesville and is known for its historic sites, vineyards, and the presence of the University of Virginia.
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C.
Pembroke, Virginia
Pembroke, Virginia is a small town in the New River Valley region of southwestern Virginia, known for its proximity to the Appalachian Mountains and outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia was a colonial-era county in eastern Virginia that served as an important agricultural and plantation region during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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E.
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia is a rural county in south-central Virginia historically known for its central role in the civil rights movement, particularly its resistance to school desegregation.
- 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: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Target entity description: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia is a historic James River port and Civil War military site in Chesterfield County that served as a strategic Union base during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
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A.
Southampton County, Virginia
Southampton County, Virginia is a rural county in southeastern Virginia known historically as the site of Nat Turner's 1831 slave rebellion.
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B.
Albemarle County, Virginia
Albemarle County, Virginia is a largely rural but rapidly growing county in central Virginia that surrounds the independent city of Charlottesville and is known for its historic sites, vineyards, and the presence of the University of Virginia.
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C.
Pembroke, Virginia
Pembroke, Virginia is a small town in the New River Valley region of southwestern Virginia, known for its proximity to the Appalachian Mountains and outdoor recreation areas.
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D.
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia
New Kent County, Colony of Virginia was a colonial-era county in eastern Virginia that served as an important agricultural and plantation region during the 17th and 18th centuries.
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E.
Prince Edward County, Virginia
Prince Edward County, Virginia is a rural county in south-central Virginia historically known for its central role in the civil rights movement, particularly its resistance to school desegregation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former port town
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historic district ⓘ unincorporated community ⓘ |
| associatedWithMilitaryBranch |
Union Army
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Union Navy ⓘ |
| campaignStartDate | May 1864 ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Benjamin F. Butler ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
heritage tourism site
ⓘ
residential community ⓘ |
| establishedAsPortBy | English colonists ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatOfCounty |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Chesterfield County
|
| hasDesignation |
Civil War military site
ⓘ
historic James River port ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFeature | peninsula between the James and Appomattox Rivers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance |
Union attempt to cut rail and supply lines to Richmond and Petersburg
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example of Civil War trench warfare development ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryFeature |
earthworks
ⓘ
entrenched defensive lines ⓘ field fortifications ⓘ |
| hasNearbyCity |
Hopewell, Virginia
ⓘ
Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFortification | Howlett Line ⓘ |
| historicUse |
colonial port
ⓘ
tobacco shipping point ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chesterfield County, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Chesterfield County
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Central Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
City Point, Virginia
ⓘ
Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | James River ⓘ |
| nearbyBattlefield |
Bermuda Hundred Campaign battlefields
ⓘ
linked to:
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
|
| partOf |
Bermuda Hundred Campaign
ⓘ
Richmond–Petersburg theater of operations ⓘ
linked to:
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
|
| servedAs | Union headquarters area during Bermuda Hundred Campaign ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicRole | Union base threatening Richmond and Petersburg ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfMajorMilitaryUse | 1864 ⓘ |
| transportRole | river transport hub on the James River ⓘ |
| usedAs |
Union Army base
ⓘ
military staging area ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia Description of subject: Bermuda Hundred, Virginia is a historic James River port and Civil War military site in Chesterfield County that served as a strategic Union base during the Bermuda Hundred Campaign.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.