Fort Stevens
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Fort Stevens is a historic Union Army fortification in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln came under enemy fire during a Confederate attack in 1864.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Stevens canonical | 5 |
| Fort Stevens National Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7586365 — 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: Fort Stevens Context triple: [Civil War Defenses of Washington, hasPart, Fort Stevens]
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A.
Fort Wrangell
Fort Wrangell was a 19th-century U.S. military post in what is now Wrangell, Alaska, established to assert American presence and control in the region following the Alaska Purchase.
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B.
Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon is a remote Alaskan city within the Arctic Circle, historically a Gwich'in Athabascan settlement and former Hudson's Bay Company trading post.
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C.
Fort Gratiot
Fort Gratiot was a 19th-century U.S. Army fortification in Michigan that guarded the strategic junction of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron.
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D.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
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E.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
- 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: Fort Stevens Target entity description: Fort Stevens is a historic Union Army fortification in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln came under enemy fire during a Confederate attack in 1864.
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A.
Fort Wrangell
Fort Wrangell was a 19th-century U.S. military post in what is now Wrangell, Alaska, established to assert American presence and control in the region following the Alaska Purchase.
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B.
Fort Yukon
Fort Yukon is a remote Alaskan city within the Arctic Circle, historically a Gwich'in Athabascan settlement and former Hudson's Bay Company trading post.
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C.
Fort Gratiot
Fort Gratiot was a 19th-century U.S. Army fortification in Michigan that guarded the strategic junction of the St. Clair River and Lake Huron.
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D.
Fort Gustavus
Fort Gustavus was a Dutch colonial fortification in Bengal that served as a strategic trading and military outpost for the Dutch East India Company.
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E.
Fort Wainwright
Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War fortification
ⓘ
Union Army fort ⓘ historic site ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Confederate Army of the Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
Confederate forces ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States Army
|
| builtFor | defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War forts
ⓘ
Military history of Washington, D.C. ⓘ Tourist attractions in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union Army ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | approximate coordinates 38.963°N 77.027°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfEvent | Battle of Fort Stevens, July 11–12, 1864 ⓘ |
| defendedBy | Union forces ⓘ |
| event | Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Park Service ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| hasMemorial |
markers commemorating the Battle of Fort Stevens
ⓘ
monument to President Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasPlaque | marker noting Lincoln’s presence under fire ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | partial reconstruction of fort walls ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | earthen fortification ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCenter | Fort Stevens Civil War site visitor facilities ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
Civil War Defenses of Washington historic resources
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil War Defenses of Washington
|
| locatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isaac Ingalls Stevens ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Brightwood ⓘ |
| notableFor |
President Abraham Lincoln coming under Confederate fire in 1864
ⓘ
being the only time a sitting U.S. president came under direct enemy fire ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf |
Civil War Defenses of Washington
ⓘ
National Park System ⓘ
linked to:
United States National Park System
ring of fortifications around Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| significantYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Fort Stevens Description of subject: Fort Stevens is a historic Union Army fortification in Washington, D.C., best known as the site where President Abraham Lincoln came under enemy fire during a Confederate attack in 1864.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fort Stevens