Col. Upton L. Boyce
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Col. Upton L. Boyce was a prominent figure after whom the town of Boyce, Virginia, was named, likely reflecting his local influence or service.
All labels observed (1)
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| Col. Upton L. Boyce canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14222915 — 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: Col. Upton L. Boyce Context triple: [Boyce, Virginia, namedFor, Col. Upton L. Boyce]
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A.
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson was a Confederate Army officer from North Carolina who served as a brigade commander during the American Civil War and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Col. Abraham C. Myers
Col. Abraham C. Myers was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and later Confederate quartermaster general after whom the city of Fort Myers, Florida, is named.
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C.
Colonel James C. Rice
Colonel James C. Rice was a Union Army officer and regimental commander in the American Civil War, noted for leading the 44th New York Infantry.
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D.
Colonel Isaac E. Avery
Colonel Isaac E. Avery was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, best remembered for his fatal wounding while leading a charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
- 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: Col. Upton L. Boyce Target entity description: Col. Upton L. Boyce was a prominent figure after whom the town of Boyce, Virginia, was named, likely reflecting his local influence or service.
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A.
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson was a Confederate Army officer from North Carolina who served as a brigade commander during the American Civil War and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Col. Abraham C. Myers
Col. Abraham C. Myers was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and later Confederate quartermaster general after whom the city of Fort Myers, Florida, is named.
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C.
Colonel James C. Rice
Colonel James C. Rice was a Union Army officer and regimental commander in the American Civil War, noted for leading the 44th New York Infantry.
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D.
Colonel Isaac E. Avery
Colonel Isaac E. Avery was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, best remembered for his fatal wounding while leading a charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
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