Vicksburg National Cemetery
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Vicksburg National Cemetery is a historic United States military burial ground established during the Civil War, notable for containing the graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers near the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vicksburg National Cemetery canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5184607 — 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: Vicksburg National Cemetery Context triple: [Vicksburg, Mississippi, siteOf, Vicksburg National Cemetery]
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A.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a large United States military cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri, serving as a burial ground for veterans and their eligible family members.
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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.
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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D.
Alton National Cemetery
Alton National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Alton, Illinois, serving as a burial ground for American military veterans and their eligible family members.
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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: Vicksburg National Cemetery Target entity description: Vicksburg National Cemetery is a historic United States military burial ground established during the Civil War, notable for containing the graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers near the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi.
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A.
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery is a large United States military cemetery near St. Louis, Missouri, serving as a burial ground for veterans and their eligible family members.
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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.
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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D.
Alton National Cemetery
Alton National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in Alton, Illinois, serving as a burial ground for American military veterans and their eligible family members.
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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 (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military cemetery
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historic site ⓘ national cemetery ⓘ |
| administeredBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Vicksburg National Military Park Visitor Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Vicksburg National Military Park
|
| associatedWithEvent | Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ |
| battlefieldNearby |
Vicksburg battlefield
ⓘ
linked to:
Vicksburg National Military Park
|
| category |
Cemeteries of the American Civil War
ⓘ
Protected areas of Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ Tourist attractions in Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| cityNearby |
Vicksburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Vicksburg, Mississippi
|
| conflictAssociatedWith | American Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countrySubdivision | Warren County ⓘ |
| establishedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeRole | remembrance of Union casualties at Vicksburg and the Mississippi Valley campaigns ⓘ |
| hasFunction | commemoration of Union war dead ⓘ |
| hasGravesOf |
Union Army soldiers
ⓘ
United States Colored Troops soldiers ⓘ |
| hasLandscapeFeature |
formal grave rows
ⓘ
terraced hillsides ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | major Union military cemetery in the Western Theater of the Civil War ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBurial |
marked graves
ⓘ
unknown soldier graves ⓘ |
| hasUse |
cemetery for Union soldiers
ⓘ
military burial ground ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | listed within a U.S. National Historic Landmark district (Vicksburg National Military Park) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mississippi
ⓘ
Vicksburg National Military Park ⓘ Vicksburg, Mississippi ⓘ Warren County, Mississippi ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mississippi River ⓘ |
| memorialType | military cemetery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Civil War burials
ⓘ
graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
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| primaryEraOfBurials | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| state | Mississippi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vicksburg National Cemetery Description of subject: Vicksburg National Cemetery is a historic United States military burial ground established during the Civil War, notable for containing the graves of tens of thousands of Union soldiers near the Vicksburg battlefield in Mississippi.
Referenced by (5)
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