Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad
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Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad was a Civil War–era rail stop and logistical point in Virginia that served as a key Union supply and hospital site during the Peninsula Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10711627 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad Context triple: [Battle of Savage’s Station, tookPlaceNear, Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad]
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Appomattox Station
Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
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B.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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C.
Roanoke station
Roanoke station is a passenger rail station in Roanoke, Virginia, serving as an Amtrak stop and regional transportation hub in the state's rail network.
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D.
Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations
The Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations, collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign, were the final series of Civil War battles in Virginia that led to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender and effectively ended major Confederate resistance.
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E.
Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad Target entity description: Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad was a Civil War–era rail stop and logistical point in Virginia that served as a key Union supply and hospital site during the Peninsula Campaign.
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A.
Appomattox Station
Appomattox Station is a historic Civil War site in Appomattox County, Virginia, associated with the final days of the Confederacy and the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
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B.
Manassas station
Manassas station is a historic passenger rail station in Manassas, Virginia, serving as a key stop for Virginia Railway Express commuter trains and Amtrak services.
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C.
Roanoke station
Roanoke station is a passenger rail station in Roanoke, Virginia, serving as an Amtrak stop and regional transportation hub in the state's rail network.
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D.
Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations
The Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations, collectively known as the Appomattox Campaign, were the final series of Civil War battles in Virginia that led to General Robert E. Lee’s surrender and effectively ended major Confederate resistance.
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E.
Tuckahoe station
Tuckahoe station is a Metro-North Railroad commuter rail stop on the Harlem Line serving the village of Tuckahoe in Westchester County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War field hospital site
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Civil War military site ⓘ Union Army supply depot ⓘ railroad station ⓘ |
| armyServed | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCampaign | Peninsula Campaign of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Savage’s Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSide | Union ⓘ |
| category |
American Civil War logistics
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Railway stations in military history ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Union forces during the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateOfMajorEvent | June 29, 1862 ⓘ |
| era | Civil War era ⓘ |
| function |
field hospital
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logistical hub ⓘ supply depot ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Union positions east of Richmond
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White House Landing on the Pamunkey River via supply line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Henrico County, Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Richmond and York River Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalRole | intermediate depot between front lines and river supply bases ⓘ |
| medicalRole |
collection point for battlefield casualties
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site of temporary field hospitals ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large concentration of Union wounded
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role in Union retreat during Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Army line of communications on the Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railLineDirection | between Richmond and the York River ⓘ |
| servedAs |
key Union supply point
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major Union hospital site ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protected Union supply line between the Army of the Potomac and the York River ⓘ |
| supportRole | supported Union operations against Richmond ⓘ |
| transportMode | railroad ⓘ |
| typeOfInfrastructure | railroad logistics node ⓘ |
| usedBy | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
evacuation of wounded soldiers
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staging of supplies for the Army of the Potomac ⓘ storage of military provisions ⓘ transport of troops by rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad Description of subject: Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad was a Civil War–era rail stop and logistical point in Virginia that served as a key Union supply and hospital site during the Peninsula Campaign.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Battle of Savage’s Station
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tookPlaceNear
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Savage’s Station on the Richmond and York River Railroad
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