Cedar Creek, Virginia
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Cedar Creek, Virginia is a historic Civil War battlefield site in the Shenandoah Valley, best known for the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek and its association with General Philip Sheridan’s famous ride.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cedar Creek, Virginia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10403535 — 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: Cedar Creek, Virginia Context triple: [Sheridan’s Ride, settingPlace, Cedar Creek, Virginia]
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A.
Rich Creek, Virginia
Rich Creek, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia situated along the New River near the West Virginia border.
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B.
Hatcher's Run, Virginia
Hatcher's Run, Virginia is a historic area in Dinwiddie County best known as the site of a significant late-Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign.
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C.
Farm Creek, Maryland
Farm Creek, Maryland is a small community located within Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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D.
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Cedar Bluff, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia known for its historic coal-mining roots and location along the Clinch River in Tazewell County.
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E.
Glen Forest, Virginia
Glen Forest, Virginia is a residential community in Fairfax County that forms part of the suburban area just outside Washington, D.C.
- 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: Cedar Creek, Virginia Target entity description: Cedar Creek, Virginia is a historic Civil War battlefield site in the Shenandoah Valley, best known for the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek and its association with General Philip Sheridan’s famous ride.
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A.
Rich Creek, Virginia
Rich Creek, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia situated along the New River near the West Virginia border.
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B.
Hatcher's Run, Virginia
Hatcher's Run, Virginia is a historic area in Dinwiddie County best known as the site of a significant late-Civil War engagement during the Petersburg Campaign.
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C.
Farm Creek, Maryland
Farm Creek, Maryland is a small community located within Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
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D.
Cedar Bluff, Virginia
Cedar Bluff, Virginia is a small town in southwestern Virginia known for its historic coal-mining roots and location along the Clinch River in Tazewell County.
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E.
Glen Forest, Virginia
Glen Forest, Virginia is a residential community in Fairfax County that forms part of the suburban area just outside Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War battlefield
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ valley ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate Army
NERFINISHED
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Philip Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheridan’s Ride NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasDesignation | National Historical Park (area including Cedar Creek battlefield) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
American Civil War military engagement
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Battle of Cedar Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Belle Grove Plantation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Cedar Creek and Belle Grove National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRiver | Cedar Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Shenandoah Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Virginia ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| near |
Middletown, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strasburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Philip Sheridan’s rapid ride from Winchester to the battlefield
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turning-point Union victory in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frederick County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Shenandoah County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantDate | October 19, 1864 ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Civil War reenactments
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heritage tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cedar Creek, Virginia Description of subject: Cedar Creek, Virginia is a historic Civil War battlefield site in the Shenandoah Valley, best known for the 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek and its association with General Philip Sheridan’s famous ride.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.