Brigadier General James Barnes
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Brigadier General James Barnes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded a brigade and later a division in the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (1)
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| Brigadier General James Barnes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20619394 — 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: Brigadier General James Barnes Context triple: [Barnes’s Brigade, notableCommander, Brigadier General James Barnes]
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Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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B.
Brigadier General George Burrows
Brigadier General George Burrows was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the British-Indian forces at the disastrous 1880 Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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C.
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Brigadier General Charles Griffin
Brigadier General Charles Griffin was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac and his role in several major Eastern Theater battles.
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E.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
- 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: Brigadier General James Barnes Target entity description: Brigadier General James Barnes was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded a brigade and later a division in the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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B.
Brigadier General George Burrows
Brigadier General George Burrows was a British Indian Army officer best known for commanding the British-Indian forces at the disastrous 1880 Battle of Maiwand during the Second Anglo-Afghan War.
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C.
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin
Brigadier Ernest F. Benjamin was a senior British Army officer best known for leading the Jewish Brigade, a World War II unit composed largely of Jewish volunteers from Mandatory Palestine.
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D.
Brigadier General Charles Griffin
Brigadier General Charles Griffin was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in the V Corps of the Army of the Potomac and his role in several major Eastern Theater battles.
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E.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.