Crater
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Crater is the commonly used name for the Civil War engagement known as the Battle of the Crater, a disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Crater canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8169444 — 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: Crater Context triple: [Battle of the Crater, alsoKnownAs, Crater]
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A.
Crater
Crater is a historic district and port area in the city of Aden, Yemen, known for its location within an ancient volcanic crater and its role as a commercial and administrative center.
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B.
El Elegante crater
El Elegante crater is a large, nearly circular maar volcanic crater in the Pinacate volcanic field of northwestern Mexico, noted for its dramatic rim and desert landscape.
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C.
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters is a volcanic field in eastern Oregon known for its diverse and well-preserved basaltic lava flows, craters, and other volcanic landforms.
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D.
Los Gemelos craters
Los Gemelos craters are a pair of large volcanic sinkholes in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, known for their lush Scalesia forest and birdwatching opportunities.
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E.
Eagle Crater
Eagle Crater is a small impact crater on Mars that gained prominence as the landing site and initial exploration area of NASA’s Opportunity rover.
- 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: Crater Target entity description: Crater is the commonly used name for the Civil War engagement known as the Battle of the Crater, a disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864.
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A.
Crater
Crater is a historic district and port area in the city of Aden, Yemen, known for its location within an ancient volcanic crater and its role as a commercial and administrative center.
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B.
El Elegante crater
El Elegante crater is a large, nearly circular maar volcanic crater in the Pinacate volcanic field of northwestern Mexico, noted for its dramatic rim and desert landscape.
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C.
Diamond Craters
Diamond Craters is a volcanic field in eastern Oregon known for its diverse and well-preserved basaltic lava flows, craters, and other volcanic landforms.
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D.
Los Gemelos craters
Los Gemelos craters are a pair of large volcanic sinkholes in the highlands of Santa Cruz Island in the Galápagos, known for their lush Scalesia forest and birdwatching opportunities.
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E.
Eagle Crater
Eagle Crater is a small impact crater on Mars that gained prominence as the landing site and initial exploration area of NASA’s Opportunity rover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War battle
ⓘ
Union assault ⓘ battle ⓘ |
| aftermath |
prolonged Siege of Petersburg
ⓘ
renewed criticism of Union leadership ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of the Crater
ⓘ
The Crater ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pennsylvania coal miners who dug the tunnel ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Confederate States (Confederacy)
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
United States (Union) ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| casualtiesConfederate | approximately 1,500 ⓘ |
| casualtiesUnion | approximately 3,800 ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambrose Burnside
George G. Meade ⓘ Robert E. Lee ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Mahone ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Petersburg National Battlefield ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | July 30, 1864 ⓘ |
| description | disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| failureCause |
confusion and congestion in the crater
ⓘ
effective Confederate counterattack ⓘ poor Union planning and execution ⓘ |
| feature | large crater created by underground explosion ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued trench warfare at Petersburg ⓘ |
| front | Petersburg front ⓘ |
| hasPartOf | Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1864 in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| location | Petersburg, Virginia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties among United States Colored Troops
ⓘ
use of a massive underground mine in Civil War combat ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
IX Corps (Union Army) ⓘ United States Colored Troops ⓘ |
| operationType | mine assault ⓘ |
| partOf | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | Richmond–Petersburg Campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | initial Union tunneling operation ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Overland Campaign
ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ |
| result | Confederate victory ⓘ |
| significance | failed attempt to break Confederate lines at Petersburg ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to breach Confederate defenses and capture Petersburg ⓘ |
| tactic | explosive mine under enemy lines ⓘ |
| theater |
Virginia theater of operations
ⓘ
linked to:
Eastern Theater
|
| year | 1864 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Crater Description of subject: Crater is the commonly used name for the Civil War engagement known as the Battle of the Crater, a disastrous Union assault during the Siege of Petersburg in 1864.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.