Bloody Angle
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Bloody Angle is a fiercely contested section of the Civil War battlefield at Spotsylvania Court House, known for some of the conflict’s most intense and brutal fighting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bloody Angle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7038470 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bloody Angle Context triple: [Battle of Spotsylvania Court House, notableLocation, Bloody Angle]
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A.
Bloody Five
Bloody Five is a character from Bertolt Brecht’s play "A Man’s a Man," known as one of the rough-and-ready soldiers whose antics drive the play’s satirical exploration of identity and militarism.
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B.
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood is a hard rock studio album by the British band Whitesnake, known for its melodic hooks and classic arena-rock sound.
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C.
the Blood-Shedder
The Blood-Shedder is a grim epithet referring to As-Saffah, the first Abbasid caliph, highlighting his reputation for ruthless violence against his enemies.
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D.
Die by the Sword
Die by the Sword is a 1998 fantasy action-adventure video game known for its innovative, physics-based sword-fighting system that allowed precise control of weapon movements.
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E.
Bloods
Bloods is a popular nickname for the Sydney Swans, an Australian Football League club known for its red-and-white colors and strong team culture.
- 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: Bloody Angle Target entity description: Bloody Angle is a fiercely contested section of the Civil War battlefield at Spotsylvania Court House, known for some of the conflict’s most intense and brutal fighting.
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A.
Bloody Five
Bloody Five is a character from Bertolt Brecht’s play "A Man’s a Man," known as one of the rough-and-ready soldiers whose antics drive the play’s satirical exploration of identity and militarism.
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B.
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood is a hard rock studio album by the British band Whitesnake, known for its melodic hooks and classic arena-rock sound.
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C.
the Blood-Shedder
The Blood-Shedder is a grim epithet referring to As-Saffah, the first Abbasid caliph, highlighting his reputation for ruthless violence against his enemies.
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D.
Die by the Sword
Die by the Sword is a 1998 fantasy action-adventure video game known for its innovative, physics-based sword-fighting system that allowed precise control of weapon movements.
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E.
Bloods
Bloods is a popular nickname for the Sydney Swans, an Australian Football League club known for its red-and-white colors and strong team culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War site
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battlefield location ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania
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linked to:
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
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| associatedWithCommander |
George G. Meade
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Richard S. Ewell ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Union II Corps
ⓘ
Union IX Corps (supporting actions) ⓘ Union VI Corps ⓘ |
| casualties | thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers killed, wounded, or missing ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War battlefields
ⓘ
Virginia in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Robert E. Lee ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Civil War tours and interpretive programs
ⓘ
historical markers ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| currentStatus | preserved battlefield site ⓘ |
| date | May 12, 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy |
Confederate Second Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
|
| durationOfMajorAction | approximately 20 hours of nearly continuous fighting ⓘ |
| endOfMajorAction | early morning, May 13, 1864 ⓘ |
| hasMemorials | monuments to participating units and soldiers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
illustrates tactical evolution toward entrenched positions
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symbol of the brutality of trench and close-quarters warfare in the Civil War ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| militaryRole | Confederate defensive position ⓘ |
| near |
Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Spotsylvania Courthouse
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| notableFor |
heavy rain and muddy conditions during fighting
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high casualty rates ⓘ intense hand-to-hand combat ⓘ prolonged close-quarters fighting ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Confederate Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of Northern Virginia
Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Potomac
|
| partOf |
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
ⓘ
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park ⓘ Mule Shoe salient ⓘ Spotsylvania Court House battlefield ⓘ
linked to:
Spotsylvania Courthouse
|
| startOfMajorAction | dawn, May 12, 1864 ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
earthen fortifications
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log breastworks ⓘ wooded area ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1864 in the American Civil War
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Overland Campaign ⓘ |
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Subject: Bloody Angle Description of subject: Bloody Angle is a fiercely contested section of the Civil War battlefield at Spotsylvania Court House, known for some of the conflict’s most intense and brutal fighting.
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