McLaws
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McLaws is a surname most notably associated with Lafayette McLaws, a Confederate major general during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McLaws canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20304979 — 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: McLaws Context triple: [Lafayette McLaws, familyName, McLaws]
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A.
Malvern Hill, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia is a historic site in Henrico County best known as the location of a major American Civil War battle during the Peninsula Campaign.
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B.
Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is a strategically significant wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, known as a key Union defensive position during the American Civil War.
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C.
Spotsylvania Courthouse
Spotsylvania Courthouse is an unincorporated community in Virginia best known as the historic center of Spotsylvania County and the site of significant Civil War events.
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D.
Chancellorsville Battlefield
Chancellorsville Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s most significant victories, took place.
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E.
Fredericksburg battlefield
Fredericksburg battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a devastating 1862 battle known for its brutal urban combat and failed Union assaults.
- 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: McLaws Target entity description: McLaws is a surname most notably associated with Lafayette McLaws, a Confederate major general during the American Civil War.
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A.
Malvern Hill, Virginia
Malvern Hill, Virginia is a historic site in Henrico County best known as the location of a major American Civil War battle during the Peninsula Campaign.
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B.
Culp's Hill
Culp's Hill is a strategically significant wooded hill on the Gettysburg battlefield, known as a key Union defensive position during the American Civil War.
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C.
Spotsylvania Courthouse
Spotsylvania Courthouse is an unincorporated community in Virginia best known as the historic center of Spotsylvania County and the site of significant Civil War events.
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D.
Chancellorsville Battlefield
Chancellorsville Battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Virginia where the 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville, one of Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s most significant victories, took place.
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E.
Fredericksburg battlefield
Fredericksburg battlefield is a major American Civil War site in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where Union and Confederate forces clashed in a devastating 1862 battle known for its brutal urban combat and failed Union assaults.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.