Fort Archer
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Fort Archer was a Confederate defensive position near Petersburg, Virginia, that was seized by Union forces during the late-1864 operations of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Archer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8003269 — 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 Archer Context triple: [Battle of Peebles' Farm, capturedByUnion, Fort Archer]
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A.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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B.
Fort Dix
Fort Dix is a major U.S. Army installation in New Jersey that has long served as a key training and mobilization center for American soldiers.
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C.
Fort Richardson
Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
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D.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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E.
Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
- 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 Archer Target entity description: Fort Archer was a Confederate defensive position near Petersburg, Virginia, that was seized by Union forces during the late-1864 operations of the American Civil War.
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A.
Fort Gulick
Fort Gulick was a former United States Army installation in the Panama Canal Zone that played a key role in regional military operations and training during the 20th century.
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B.
Fort Dix
Fort Dix is a major U.S. Army installation in New Jersey that has long served as a key training and mobilization center for American soldiers.
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C.
Fort Richardson
Fort Richardson was a former United States Army post near Anchorage, Alaska, that later became part of Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson.
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D.
Fort Whipple
Fort Whipple is a historic 19th-century U.S. Army post near Prescott, Arizona, that played a key role in the military settlement and defense of the Arizona Territory.
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E.
Fort Gregg-Adams
Fort Gregg-Adams is a major U.S. Army installation in Virginia that serves as the primary training and doctrine center for logistics, sustainment, and related support specialties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate fortification
ⓘ
military defensive position ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | operations against Petersburg in 1864 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | siege operations against Petersburg ⓘ |
| capturedBy |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States forces ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | late-1864 operations around Petersburg ⓘ |
| capturedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| countryDuringUse | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| function |
artillery position
ⓘ
field fortification ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ near Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| militaryRole | protection of Confederate lines near Petersburg ⓘ |
| opposingForce |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf | defensive works around Petersburg ⓘ |
| region |
American South
ⓘ
linked to:
Southern United States
|
| significance | part of Confederate defensive network near Petersburg ⓘ |
| status | captured by enemy forces ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense of Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Petersburg
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Archer Description of subject: Fort Archer was a Confederate defensive position near Petersburg, Virginia, that was seized by Union forces during the late-1864 operations of the American Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.