Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery
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Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery is a U.S. national cemetery in Virginia that serves as the burial ground for thousands of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War battles around Spotsylvania Court House.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8400667 — 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: Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery Context triple: [Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, hasPart, Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery]
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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.
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery is a small U.S. national military cemetery in Virginia that commemorates Union soldiers who died in the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff during the American Civil War.
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C.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Cemetery is a historic U.S. military burial ground in Pennsylvania best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery and military burial ground located in Culpeper County, Virginia, established during the Civil War to honor and inter American veterans.
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E.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a U.S. National Park Service site in Virginia that preserves and interprets four major American Civil War battlefields and related historic sites.
- 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: Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery Target entity description: Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery is a U.S. national cemetery in Virginia that serves as the burial ground for thousands of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War battles around Spotsylvania Court House.
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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.
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery
Ball's Bluff National Cemetery is a small U.S. national military cemetery in Virginia that commemorates Union soldiers who died in the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff during the American Civil War.
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C.
Gettysburg National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Cemetery is a historic U.S. military burial ground in Pennsylvania best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery and military burial ground located in Culpeper County, Virginia, established during the Civil War to honor and inter American veterans.
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E.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park is a U.S. National Park Service site in Virginia that preserves and interprets four major American Civil War battlefields and related historic sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States national cemetery ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Cemetery Administration
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United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| battleCommemorated |
Battle of Chancellorsville
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Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ |
| burialsMostlyFromSide | Union Army ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Union casualties from Overland Campaign
ⓘ
soldiers killed in battles around Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county |
Spotsylvania County
ⓘ
linked to:
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
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| establishedDuringPeriod | Reconstruction era ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
pedestrian entrance
ⓘ
vehicle access road ⓘ |
| hasBurialRestriction | primarily historic Civil War burials ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Civil War national cemeteries
ⓘ
military cemeteries in Virginia ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction | honors Union soldiers who died in battles around Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central flagpole
ⓘ
headstones arranged in orderly rows ⓘ monuments to Union regiments ⓘ stone perimeter wall ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
marked graves
ⓘ
unknown soldier graves ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeType | formal lawn cemetery ⓘ |
| hasRegulatoryStatus | federal military cemetery ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park historic resources ⓘ |
| landUse | cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Commonwealth of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Virginia
Spotsylvania County, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedNear |
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
ⓘ
Spotsylvania Court House Battlefield ⓘ
linked to:
Spotsylvania Courthouse
|
| maintainedBy | National Cemetery Administration grounds staff ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Fredericksburg, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Fredericksburg
|
| notableFor | concentration of Union Civil War burials in Spotsylvania region ⓘ |
| numberOfIntermentsApproximate | 4500 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnknownBurialsApproximate | 2000 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| partOf | system of United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPrimaryBurials | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial of Union soldiers
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commemoration of American Civil War dead ⓘ military burials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery Description of subject: Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery is a U.S. national cemetery in Virginia that serves as the burial ground for thousands of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War battles around Spotsylvania Court House.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park
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hasPart
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Spotsylvania Court House National Cemetery
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