David McMurtrie Gregg
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David McMurtrie Gregg was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his effective command of mounted troops.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David McMurtrie Gregg canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20699038 — 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: David McMurtrie Gregg Context triple: [Battle of Middleburg, commander, David McMurtrie Gregg]
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A.
Winfield S. Cunningham
Winfield S. Cunningham was a U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the outnumbered American defense of Wake Island against Japanese forces early in World War II.
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B.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
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D.
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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E.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
- 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: David McMurtrie Gregg Target entity description: David McMurtrie Gregg was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his effective command of mounted troops.
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A.
Winfield S. Cunningham
Winfield S. Cunningham was a U.S. Navy officer best known for leading the outnumbered American defense of Wake Island against Japanese forces early in World War II.
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B.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
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D.
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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E.
William T. Chamberlain
William T. Chamberlain is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Chamberlain surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.