Major General Jubal A. Early

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Confederate general human military officer

Major General Jubal A. Early was a Confederate Civil War commander known for his aggressive leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia and his prominent role in several key battles, including Gettysburg.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Jubal A. Early	44
Lieutenant General Jubal A. Early	2
Brigadier General Jubal A. Early	1
Lt. Gen. Jubal A. Early	1
Major General Jubal A. Early canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1017126 — 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: Major General Jubal A. Early
Context triple: [Cemetery Hill, attackedBy, Major General Jubal A. Early]

A. Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder was a Republican political operative and Nixon administration official best known for his role in the Watergate scandal and involvement with the Committee to Re-elect the President.
B. J.E.B. Stuart
J.E.B. Stuart was a famed Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, renowned for his bold reconnaissance and raiding operations.
C. Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a renowned Confederate general celebrated for his tactical brilliance and pivotal battlefield leadership during the American Civil War.
D. James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
E. Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
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: Major General Jubal A. Early
Target entity description: Major General Jubal A. Early was a Confederate Civil War commander known for his aggressive leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia and his prominent role in several key battles, including Gettysburg.

A. Jeb Stuart Magruder
Jeb Stuart Magruder was a Republican political operative and Nixon administration official best known for his role in the Watergate scandal and involvement with the Committee to Re-elect the President.
B. J.E.B. Stuart
J.E.B. Stuart was a famed Confederate cavalry general in the American Civil War, renowned for his bold reconnaissance and raiding operations.
C. Stonewall Jackson
Stonewall Jackson was a renowned Confederate general celebrated for his tactical brilliance and pivotal battlefield leadership during the American Civil War.
D. James Longstreet
James Longstreet was a prominent Confederate general during the American Civil War, best known as one of Robert E. Lee’s most trusted corps commanders in the Army of Northern Virginia.
E. Robert E. Lee Jr.
Robert E. Lee Jr. was the son of Confederate General Robert E. Lee who served as a Confederate officer during the American Civil War and later became a planter and author.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confederate general ⓘ human ⓘ military officer ⓘ
allegiance	Confederate States of America ⓘ
birthDate	1816-11-03 ⓘ
birthPlace	Franklin County, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
commanded	Early's Division ⓘ Second Corps (temporary), Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ linked to: Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
countryOfCitizenship	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
deathDate	1894-03-02 ⓘ
deathPlace	Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
educatedAt	United States Military Academy ⓘ
familyName	Early ⓘ
fullName	Jubal Anderson Early ⓘ
givenName	Jubal ⓘ
graduationYear	1837 ⓘ
ideology	Lost Cause of the Confederacy ⓘ
militaryBranch	Confederate States Army ⓘ
militaryRank	Major General ⓘ
notableFor	1864 raid toward Washington, D.C. ⓘ aggressive leadership as a Confederate commander ⓘ postwar promotion of the Lost Cause narrative ⓘ role in the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
occupation	lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Antietam ⓘ Battle of Bull Run ⓘ linked to: First Battle of Bull Run Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Fort Stevens ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Battle of Malvern Hill ⓘ Battle of Monocacy ⓘ Battle of Williamsburg ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ Third Battle of Winchester ⓘ linked to: Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
placeOfBurial	Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ linked to: Spring Hill Cemetery, Lynchburg, Virginia, United States
positionHeld	member of the Virginia House of Delegates ⓘ
religion	Methodism ⓘ
servedIn	American Civil War ⓘ Mexican–American War ⓘ Second Seminole War ⓘ
wasMemberOf	Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ

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