Alfred Pleasonton
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Alfred Pleasonton was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, best known for leading the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during key campaigns such as Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alfred Pleasonton canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20699037 — 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: Alfred Pleasonton Context triple: [Battle of Middleburg, commander, Alfred Pleasonton]
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A.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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B.
Emory Upton
Emory Upton was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer and military strategist known for his influential reforms in military organization and tactics.
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C.
William H. Emory
William H. Emory was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and topographical engineer best known for his surveys and mapping of the U.S.–Mexico border and the American Southwest.
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D.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- 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: Alfred Pleasonton Target entity description: Alfred Pleasonton was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, best known for leading the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac during key campaigns such as Gettysburg.
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A.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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B.
Emory Upton
Emory Upton was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer and military strategist known for his influential reforms in military organization and tactics.
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C.
William H. Emory
William H. Emory was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and topographical engineer best known for his surveys and mapping of the U.S.–Mexico border and the American Southwest.
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D.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.