Confederate States Post Office Department
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The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confederate States Post Office Department canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12904149 — 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: Confederate States Post Office Department Context triple: [Confederate States Postmaster General, headOf, Confederate States Post Office Department]
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A.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
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B.
Confederate States Treasury
The Confederate States Treasury was the financial department of the Confederate government responsible for managing its fiscal policy, public debt, and wartime financing during the American Civil War.
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C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
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D.
Confederate States Postmaster General
The Confederate States Postmaster General was the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing postal services and mail delivery within the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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E.
Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was the central administrative body responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army’s organization, logistics, and military operations during the American Civil War.
- 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: Confederate States Post Office Department Target entity description: The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
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A.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
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B.
Confederate States Treasury
The Confederate States Treasury was the financial department of the Confederate government responsible for managing its fiscal policy, public debt, and wartime financing during the American Civil War.
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C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
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D.
Confederate States Postmaster General
The Confederate States Postmaster General was the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing postal services and mail delivery within the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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E.
Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was the central administrative body responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army’s organization, logistics, and military operations during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
postal administration ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1865 ⓘ |
| established | 1861 ⓘ |
| faced |
blockades
ⓘ
shortages of paper and ink ⓘ transportation difficulties ⓘ wartime disruptions ⓘ |
| firstOfficeholder | John H. Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPostmasterGeneral | John H. Reagan GENERATED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implemented |
Confederate postage stamps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
postal rate reforms ⓘ |
| issued | Confederate postage stamps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Confederate States territory
ⓘ
seceded Southern states ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| ledBy | Postmaster General of the Confederate States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedHeadquartersTo | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson | John H. Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalHeadquartersLocation | Montgomery, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Confederate States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of the Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | United States Post Office Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | collapse of the Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
issuance of postage stamps
ⓘ
mail delivery ⓘ operation of post offices ⓘ postal rates ⓘ postal regulations ⓘ postal routes ⓘ postal services ⓘ |
| serviceType |
civilian correspondence
ⓘ
domestic mail ⓘ military mail ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| usedCurrency | Confederate States dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSystem | Confederate postal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTransport |
horseback mail carriers
ⓘ
railroads ⓘ riverboats ⓘ stagecoaches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Confederate States Post Office Department Description of subject: The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.