Fort Harrison
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Fort Harrison is a historic Civil War fortification near Richmond, Virginia, notable for its role in the 1864 Union assault on the Confederate defenses around the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Harrison canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Harrison Context triple: [Richmond National Battlefield Park, hasPart, Fort Harrison]
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A.
Fort Harrison
Fort Harrison was a strategically important American military outpost on the Wabash River in Indiana, notable for its role in early 19th-century frontier conflicts between the United States and Native American forces.
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B.
Fort Lafayette
Fort Lafayette was a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification in New York Harbor that later served as a Union prison during the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a major U.S. Army installation in Louisiana known primarily as a training center for combat readiness and large-scale field exercises.
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D.
Kelley Barracks
Kelley Barracks is a U.S. Army installation in Stuttgart, Germany, best known as the home base of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM).
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E.
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
- 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 Harrison Target entity description: Fort Harrison is a historic Civil War fortification near Richmond, Virginia, notable for its role in the 1864 Union assault on the Confederate defenses around the city.
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A.
Fort Harrison
Fort Harrison was a strategically important American military outpost on the Wabash River in Indiana, notable for its role in early 19th-century frontier conflicts between the United States and Native American forces.
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B.
Fort Lafayette
Fort Lafayette was a 19th-century masonry coastal defense fortification in New York Harbor that later served as a Union prison during the American Civil War.
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C.
Fort Polk
Fort Polk is a major U.S. Army installation in Louisiana known primarily as a training center for combat readiness and large-scale field exercises.
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D.
Kelley Barracks
Kelley Barracks is a U.S. Army installation in Stuttgart, Germany, best known as the home base of United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM).
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E.
Fort Emmanuel
Fort Emmanuel is a 16th-century Portuguese fortification in Kochi, India, that served as a key stronghold in early European colonial trade on the Malabar Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Fort Burnham ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Army of the James ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm and New Market Heights
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Chaffin’s Farm
|
| builtFor | defense of Richmond ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Military history of Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
United States (Union) forces ⓘ
linked to:
Union Army
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentUse | historic parkland ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1864-09-29 ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 7 miles southeast of downtown Richmond ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| event | Union assault on Confederate defenses ⓘ |
| front | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
visitor parking area
ⓘ
walking trails through fort remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Civil War historical markers
ⓘ
earthen fortifications ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBattlefield |
Fort Gilmer
ⓘ
New Market Heights ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | preserved as part of a national battlefield park ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfConstruction | earthen fort ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Henrico County, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Henrico County
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Richmond, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north side of the James River ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Confederate engineer James Harrison ⓘ |
| notableFor | Union breakthrough in Richmond defenses on 29 September 1864 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Confederate defensive line around Richmond
ⓘ
Richmond National Battlefield Park ⓘ Richmond defenses ⓘ |
| renamed | Fort Burnham ⓘ |
| renamedBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key position in outer defenses of Richmond ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Fort Harrison Description of subject: Fort Harrison is a historic Civil War fortification near Richmond, Virginia, notable for its role in the 1864 Union assault on the Confederate defenses around the city.
Referenced by (6)
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