Shiloh battlefield area
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Shiloh battlefield area is the historic Civil War site in southwestern Tennessee where the major Battle of Shiloh was fought in April 1862.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shiloh National Military Park | 4 |
| Shiloh Civil War battlefield | 1 |
| Shiloh National Historic Landmark District | 1 |
| Shiloh battlefield area canonical | 1 |
| Shiloh, Tennessee | 1 |
| Shiloh, Tennessee, United States | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720885 — 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: Shiloh battlefield area Context triple: [Pittsburg Landing, partOf, Shiloh battlefield area]
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A.
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo National Battlefield is a small U.S. National Park Service site commemorating the Civil War Battle of Tupelo in northeastern Mississippi.
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B.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is a U.S. National Military Park preserving key Civil War battlefields and commemorating the pivotal campaigns fought around Chickamauga, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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C.
Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Lookout Mountain Battlefield is a historic Civil War site on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, best known as the location of the 1863 “Battle Above the Clouds” during the Chattanooga Campaign.
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D.
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is a Florida state park preserving the site of the largest Civil War battle fought in the state, featuring a museum, monuments, and interpretive trails.
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E.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
- 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: Shiloh battlefield area Target entity description: Shiloh battlefield area is the historic Civil War site in southwestern Tennessee where the major Battle of Shiloh was fought in April 1862.
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A.
Tupelo National Battlefield
Tupelo National Battlefield is a small U.S. National Park Service site commemorating the Civil War Battle of Tupelo in northeastern Mississippi.
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B.
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is a U.S. National Military Park preserving key Civil War battlefields and commemorating the pivotal campaigns fought around Chickamauga, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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C.
Lookout Mountain Battlefield
Lookout Mountain Battlefield is a historic Civil War site on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, best known as the location of the 1863 “Battle Above the Clouds” during the Chattanooga Campaign.
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D.
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park
Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park is a Florida state park preserving the site of the largest Civil War battle fought in the state, featuring a museum, monuments, and interpretive trails.
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E.
Antietam National Battlefield
Antietam National Battlefield is a U.S. National Park Service site in Maryland that preserves the location of the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest and most significant engagements of the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield
ⓘ
battlefield ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pittsburg Landing battlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommander |
Albert Sidney Johnston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleBelligerent |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
education
ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | April 6–7, 1862 ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasCommemoration | annual memorial events ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Civil War burial sites
ⓘ
artillery positions ⓘ battlefield monuments ⓘ historic earthworks ⓘ interpretive trails ⓘ mass grave sites ⓘ memorial tablets ⓘ military cemeteries ⓘ visitor center ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Shiloh battlefield visitor center exhibits ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Tennessee
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
southwestern Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestSettlement | Pittsburg Landing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Savannah, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestWaterBody | Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Shiloh National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | national military park ⓘ |
| significance |
location of one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War
ⓘ
site of one of the first major battles in the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Tennessee ⓘ |
| terrain |
open fields
ⓘ
ravines and creeks ⓘ wooded areas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| topic |
American Civil War history
ⓘ
military history ⓘ |
| tourism | Civil War tourism destination ⓘ |
| usedFor | military operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shiloh battlefield area Description of subject: Shiloh battlefield area is the historic Civil War site in southwestern Tennessee where the major Battle of Shiloh was fought in April 1862.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
this entity surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
this entity surface form:
Shiloh, Tennessee
this entity surface form:
Shiloh, Tennessee, United States
this entity surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
this entity surface form:
Shiloh National Military Park
this entity surface form:
Shiloh National Historic Landmark District
this entity surface form:
Shiloh Civil War battlefield