Ball's Bluff National Cemetery
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ball's Bluff National Cemetery canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2532243 — 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: Ball's Bluff National Cemetery Context triple: [Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park, hasPart, Ball's Bluff 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.
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Greeneville, Tennessee, that serves as the final resting place of the 17th U.S. president, Andrew Johnson, and is preserved as part of a national historic site.
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C.
Soldiers' National Cemetery
Soldiers' National Cemetery is a historic military burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield and memorial site in Loudoun County, Virginia, commemorating the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff along the Potomac River.
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E.
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Camp Butler National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery near Springfield, Illinois, that serves as a burial ground for American veterans and dates back to the Civil War era.
- 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: Ball's Bluff National Cemetery Target entity description: 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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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.
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery
Andrew Johnson National Cemetery is a historic burial ground in Greeneville, Tennessee, that serves as the final resting place of the 17th U.S. president, Andrew Johnson, and is preserved as part of a national historic site.
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C.
Soldiers' National Cemetery
Soldiers' National Cemetery is a historic military burial ground in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address.
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D.
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park is a preserved Civil War battlefield and memorial site in Loudoun County, Virginia, commemorating the 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff along the Potomac River.
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E.
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Camp Butler National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery near Springfield, Illinois, that serves as a burial ground for American veterans and dates back to the Civil War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States national cemetery
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military cemetery ⓘ |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | October 15, 1996 ⓘ |
| adminCenter | Culpeper National Cemetery ⓘ |
| area | 0.03 acres ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ |
| associatedWithWar | American Civil War ⓘ |
| burialPolicy | closed to new interments ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War cemeteries
ⓘ
Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia ⓘ Protected areas of Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Ball's Bluff
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Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ |
| conflictCommemorated | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateEstablished | 1865 ⓘ |
| enclosedBy | stone wall ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Cemetery Administration ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central marble monument
ⓘ
flagpole ⓘ headstones arranged in concentric circles ⓘ iron gate ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | yes ⓘ |
| hasMonumentTo | Union soldiers who died at the Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ |
| historicDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| locatedIn |
Loudoun County, Virginia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Leesburg
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surface form:
Leesburg, Virginia
|
| locatedWithin | Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
ⓘ
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Leesburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Leesburg, Virginia
|
| numberOfInterments | 54 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnknownBurials | 54 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | burial of Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Ball's Bluff ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
|
| partOf |
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Regional Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Ball's Bluff Battlefield Historic District
|
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| yearEstablished | 1865 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ball's Bluff National Cemetery Description of subject: 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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