Buffalo Soldier Monument
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The Buffalo Soldier Monument is a commemorative sculpture at Fort Leavenworth honoring the African American cavalry and infantry regiments known as Buffalo Soldiers for their service in the U.S. Army.
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| Buffalo Soldier Monument canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buffalo Soldier Monument Context triple: [Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, hasPart, Buffalo Soldier Monument]
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A.
Soldiers' National Monument
Soldiers' National Monument is the central memorial at Gettysburg’s Soldiers' National Cemetery, commemorating Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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B.
America’s Response Monument
America’s Response Monument is a bronze statue in New York City honoring the U.S. Special Forces soldiers who were among the first to fight in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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C.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent neoclassical war memorial and iconic centerpiece of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, commemorating Indiana’s veterans.
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D.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial in Boston honoring the city’s Union military personnel.
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E.
First Division Monument
The First Division Monument is a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, later rededicated to include subsequent conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Buffalo Soldier Monument Target entity description: The Buffalo Soldier Monument is a commemorative sculpture at Fort Leavenworth honoring the African American cavalry and infantry regiments known as Buffalo Soldiers for their service in the U.S. Army.
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A.
Soldiers' National Monument
Soldiers' National Monument is the central memorial at Gettysburg’s Soldiers' National Cemetery, commemorating Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War.
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B.
America’s Response Monument
America’s Response Monument is a bronze statue in New York City honoring the U.S. Special Forces soldiers who were among the first to fight in Afghanistan after the September 11, 2001 attacks.
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C.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent neoclassical war memorial and iconic centerpiece of Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis, commemorating Indiana’s veterans.
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D.
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a prominent Civil War memorial in Boston honoring the city’s Union military personnel.
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E.
First Division Monument
The First Division Monument is a World War I memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 1st Infantry Division, later rededicated to include subsequent conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| artist | Eddie Dixon ⓘ |
| commemorates | service of African American soldiers in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Buffalo Soldier Commemorative Area Association ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| dedicatedTo |
10th Cavalry Regiment (United States)
ⓘ
linked to:
10th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
24th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
25th Infantry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
25th Infantry Regiment
9th Cavalry Regiment (United States) ⓘ
linked to:
9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment
African American soldiers in the post–Civil War era ⓘ |
| depicts |
U.S. Army cavalryman
ⓘ
mounted Buffalo Soldier ⓘ |
| designer | Eddie Dixon ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
corporate sponsors
ⓘ
private donations ⓘ veterans organizations ⓘ |
| genre | military memorial ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
Buffalo Soldier
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo Soldiers
In honor of the African-American soldiers who served their country ⓘ |
| hasNearby |
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
ⓘ
Frontier Army Museum ⓘ |
| hasPart |
equestrian statue
ⓘ
granite base ⓘ |
| hasType | equestrian monument ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | U.S. Army memorial ⓘ |
| honors |
African American cavalry regiments in the United States Army
ⓘ
African American infantry regiments in the United States Army ⓘ Buffalo Soldiers ⓘ |
| inception | 1992 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Leavenworth
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Kansas ⓘ Leavenworth County, Kansas ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| material | bronze ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first major U.S. Army monuments honoring African American soldiers ⓘ |
| operator |
Fort Leavenworth
ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
|
| ownedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | public art at Fort Leavenworth ⓘ |
| purpose | to recognize the contributions of Buffalo Soldiers to U.S. military history ⓘ |
| subject | African American military history ⓘ |
| theme |
African American heritage
ⓘ
racial integration in the U.S. military ⓘ |
| unveiledBy |
Colin Powell
ⓘ
linked to:
Colin Powell (U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff)
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| unveilingDate | 1992-07-25 ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | public ⓘ |
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