Brigadier General Howell Cobb
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Brigadier General Howell Cobb was a prominent Confederate officer and former U.S. politician from Georgia who played key military and political roles for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Brigadier General Howell Cobb canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21968548 — 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 Howell Cobb Context triple: [Battle of Crampton’s Gap, ConfederateForceCommander, Brigadier General Howell Cobb]
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A.
Col. Daniel Appling
Col. Daniel Appling was a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. Army officer from Georgia, noted for his service in the War of 1812.
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B.
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in coastal artillery and military engineering, for whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
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C.
Major General Isaac R. Trimble
Major General Isaac R. Trimble was a Confederate Civil War officer best known for his leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia and his wounding during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs was a prominent Southern politician and military leader who served as the first Confederate Secretary of State before commanding troops in key Civil War battles.
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E.
Colonel Thomas H. Owen
Colonel Thomas H. Owen was a Confederate cavalry officer who commanded the 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War.
- 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 Howell Cobb Target entity description: Brigadier General Howell Cobb was a prominent Confederate officer and former U.S. politician from Georgia who played key military and political roles for the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
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A.
Col. Daniel Appling
Col. Daniel Appling was a distinguished early 19th-century U.S. Army officer from Georgia, noted for his service in the War of 1812.
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B.
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in coastal artillery and military engineering, for whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
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C.
Major General Isaac R. Trimble
Major General Isaac R. Trimble was a Confederate Civil War officer best known for his leadership in the Army of Northern Virginia and his wounding during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs
Confederate Brigadier General Robert Toombs was a prominent Southern politician and military leader who served as the first Confederate Secretary of State before commanding troops in key Civil War battles.
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E.
Colonel Thomas H. Owen
Colonel Thomas H. Owen was a Confederate cavalry officer who commanded the 13th Virginia Cavalry Regiment during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.