Richard Taylor (Confederate general)
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Richard Taylor was a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War and the son of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
All labels observed (1)
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| Richard Taylor (Confederate general) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16325832 — 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: Richard Taylor (Confederate general) Context triple: [Mary Elizabeth Taylor, relative, Richard Taylor (Confederate general)]
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A.
Daniel Harvey Hill
Daniel Harvey Hill was a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War, known for his service in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his postwar career as an educator and writer.
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B.
William J. Hardee
William J. Hardee was a career U.S. Army officer and later Confederate lieutenant general best known for authoring a widely used infantry tactics manual before and during the American Civil War.
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C.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Patrick Cleburne
Patrick Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate major general in the American Civil War, renowned for his tactical skill and his controversial proposal to arm enslaved people in exchange for their freedom.
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E.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the 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: Richard Taylor (Confederate general) Target entity description: Richard Taylor was a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War and the son of U.S. President Zachary Taylor.
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A.
Daniel Harvey Hill
Daniel Harvey Hill was a Confederate lieutenant general in the American Civil War, known for his service in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his postwar career as an educator and writer.
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B.
William J. Hardee
William J. Hardee was a career U.S. Army officer and later Confederate lieutenant general best known for authoring a widely used infantry tactics manual before and during the American Civil War.
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C.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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D.
Patrick Cleburne
Patrick Cleburne was an Irish-born Confederate major general in the American Civil War, renowned for his tactical skill and his controversial proposal to arm enslaved people in exchange for their freedom.
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E.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.