United Confederate Veterans
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The United Confederate Veterans was a post–Civil War fraternal organization of former Confederate soldiers that promoted Confederate memory, monuments, and narratives that later became central to the Lost Cause ideology.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confederate Army veterans | 1 |
| Confederate veterans | 1 |
| United Confederate Veterans canonical | 1 |
| “United Confederate Veterans” (name used as unifying label) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1050957 — 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.
Target entity: United Confederate Veterans Context triple: [Lost Cause of the Confederacy, influencedBy, United Confederate Veterans]
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United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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C.
Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
U.S. Sanitary Commission
The U.S. Sanitary Commission was a civilian organization established during the American Civil War to support Union soldiers’ health and welfare through medical aid, sanitation, and relief services.
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E.
National Guardsmen
National Guardsmen were members of the French National Guard, a citizen militia formed during the French Revolution that played a key role in revolutionary events and maintaining order.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: United Confederate Veterans Target entity description: The United Confederate Veterans was a post–Civil War fraternal organization of former Confederate soldiers that promoted Confederate memory, monuments, and narratives that later became central to the Lost Cause ideology.
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A.
United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy is a hereditary Southern women’s organization founded in the late 19th century that has been influential in shaping public memory of the American Civil War, including through monuments, textbooks, and advocacy that romanticized the Confederacy.
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B.
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
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C.
Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.
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D.
U.S. Sanitary Commission
The U.S. Sanitary Commission was a civilian organization established during the American Civil War to support Union soldiers’ health and welfare through medical aid, sanitation, and relief services.
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E.
National Guardsmen
National Guardsmen were members of the French National Guard, a citizen militia formed during the French Revolution that played a key role in revolutionary events and maintaining order.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lost Cause organization
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fraternal organization ⓘ veterans organization ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Sons of Confederate Veterans
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United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Civil War commemoration
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Confederate memorialization ⓘ veterans welfare ⓘ |
| foundedBy | former Confederate soldiers ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Confederate Army veterans
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Confederate Marine Corps veterans ⓘ Confederate Navy veterans ⓘ Confederate state militia veterans ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
United Confederate Veterans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
“United Confederate Veterans” (name used as unifying label)
|
| hasOrganizationalRole |
adjutant general and chief of staff
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commander-in-chief ⓘ |
| hasPart |
department-level organizations
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local camps ⓘ state divisions ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Orleans
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surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
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| ideology |
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
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Southern nationalism ⓘ white supremacy ⓘ |
| inception | 1889 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Confederate monuments
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surface form:
Confederate monument movement
Lost Cause historiography ⓘ Sons of Confederate Veterans ⓘ United Daughters of the Confederacy ⓘ |
| locationCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Confederate heritage organizations
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate heritage movement
|
| notableLeader |
Alexander P. Stewart
ⓘ
J.E.B. Stuart ⓘ
surface form:
J. E. B. Stuart Jr.
John B. Gordon ⓘ Stephen D. Lee ⓘ |
| notableWork | Confederate Veteran magazine ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Reconstruction policies
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civil rights for African Americans ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
Confederate veterans reunions
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annual national reunions ⓘ |
| publication | Confederate Veteran magazine ⓘ |
| purpose |
organize reunions of Confederate veterans
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promote Confederate memory ⓘ promote Confederate monuments ⓘ promote Lost Cause ideology ⓘ provide mutual aid to Confederate veterans ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1890 New Orleans reunion
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1903 New Orleans reunion ⓘ 1913 Gettysburg reunion participation ⓘ |
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Subject: United Confederate Veterans Description of subject: The United Confederate Veterans was a post–Civil War fraternal organization of former Confederate soldiers that promoted Confederate memory, monuments, and narratives that later became central to the Lost Cause ideology.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.