Battleground National Cemetery
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Battleground National Cemetery is a small U.S. national cemetery in Washington, D.C., established to honor Union soldiers who died defending the capital during the Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battleground National Cemetery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7586375 — 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: Battleground National Cemetery Context triple: [Civil War Defenses of Washington, hasPart, Battleground National Cemetery]
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A.
U.S. National Cemetery
A U.S. National Cemetery is a federally designated burial ground for members of the armed forces and eligible veterans, maintained by the U.S. government as part of the national system of military cemeteries.
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B.
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
The United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery is a historic national military cemetery in Washington, D.C., serving as a burial ground for American service members and notable Civil War figures.
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C.
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Fort Scott National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in southeastern Kansas that serves as a burial ground for American military veterans and their eligible family members.
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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: Battleground National Cemetery Target entity description: Battleground National Cemetery is a small U.S. national cemetery in Washington, D.C., established to honor Union soldiers who died defending the capital during the Civil War.
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A.
U.S. National Cemetery
A U.S. National Cemetery is a federally designated burial ground for members of the armed forces and eligible veterans, maintained by the U.S. government as part of the national system of military cemeteries.
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B.
United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
The United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery is a historic national military cemetery in Washington, D.C., serving as a burial ground for American service members and notable Civil War figures.
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C.
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Fort Scott National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery in southeastern Kansas that serves as a burial ground for American military veterans and their eligible family members.
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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 (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States national cemetery ⓘ |
| area | about 0.5 acre ⓘ |
| burialsMostlyFrom | Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| city | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| commemorates | defense of Washington, D.C. in July 1864 ⓘ |
| commemoratesBattle | Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| established | 1864 ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
U.S. federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| establishedDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| establishedToHonor |
Union soldiers
ⓘ
defenders of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Cemeteries in Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
Cemeteries of the American Civil War ⓘ Military cemeteries in the United States ⓘ United States national cemeteries ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central flagpole
ⓘ
headstones arranged in rows ⓘ perimeter stone wall or fence ⓘ stone monuments ⓘ |
| hasGraveType | Union Army soldiers ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| hasNumberOfGraves | less than 100 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfInterments | about 40 Civil War soldiers ⓘ |
| hasSignificance | memorial to Union soldiers who died defending the U.S. capital ⓘ |
| hasUse |
commemorative ceremonies
ⓘ
historical tourism ⓘ |
| isOneOf | smallest national cemeteries in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brightwood, Washington, D.C.
ⓘ
District of Columbia ⓘ Northwest Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
site of the Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Georgia Avenue NW ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
National Cemetery Administration
ⓘ
United States Department of Veterans Affairs ⓘ |
| namedFor | nearby Civil War battleground ⓘ |
| openTo | public ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| purpose |
memorial site
ⓘ
military burial ground ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Mid-Atlantic states
|
| state | District of Columbia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battleground National Cemetery Description of subject: Battleground National Cemetery is a small U.S. national cemetery in Washington, D.C., established to honor Union soldiers who died defending the capital during the Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.