Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac
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The Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac was a major Union field formation in the American Civil War, comprising multiple army corps and playing a key role in early campaigns such as Fredericksburg.
All labels observed (1)
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| Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13686000 — 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: Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac Context triple: [William B. Franklin, commanded, Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac]
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III Corps, Army of the Potomac
III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy losses in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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B.
V Corps (Army of the Potomac)
V Corps (Army of the Potomac) was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in many key Eastern Theater battles under commanders such as Fitz John Porter and Gouverneur K. Warren.
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C.
IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
IX Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater under generals such as Ambrose Burnside and its participation in key campaigns including the Overland and Petersburg operations.
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D.
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, best known for its major campaigns against Confederate forces in Virginia.
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E.
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
I Corps was a major Union Army formation in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in key battles such as Gettysburg.
- 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: Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac Target entity description: The Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac was a major Union field formation in the American Civil War, comprising multiple army corps and playing a key role in early campaigns such as Fredericksburg.
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A.
III Corps, Army of the Potomac
III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy losses in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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B.
V Corps (Army of the Potomac)
V Corps (Army of the Potomac) was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in many key Eastern Theater battles under commanders such as Fitz John Porter and Gouverneur K. Warren.
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C.
IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
IX Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater under generals such as Ambrose Burnside and its participation in key campaigns including the Overland and Petersburg operations.
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D.
Army of the Potomac
The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, best known for its major campaigns against Confederate forces in Virginia.
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E.
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
I Corps was a major Union Army formation in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in key battles such as Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.