Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams
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Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his long, often underrecognized service in the Army of the Potomac.
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| Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20726830 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams Context triple: [1st Division, XII Corps, notableCommander, Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams]
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Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb was a Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his decisive leadership defending Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Brigadier General Alexander Hays
Brigadier General Alexander Hays was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War known for his aggressive leadership and distinguished service in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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Brigadier General Richard Coulter Drum
Brigadier General Richard Coulter Drum was a 19th-century United States Army officer and long-serving Adjutant General whose military career spanned the Mexican–American War, the Civil War, and the Indian Wars.
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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.
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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.
- 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 Alpheus S. Williams Target entity description: Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his long, often underrecognized service in the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb was a Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his decisive leadership defending Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Brigadier General Alexander Hays
Brigadier General Alexander Hays was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War known for his aggressive leadership and distinguished service in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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C.
Brigadier General Richard Coulter Drum
Brigadier General Richard Coulter Drum was a 19th-century United States Army officer and long-serving Adjutant General whose military career spanned the Mexican–American War, the Civil War, and the Indian Wars.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.