Frederick Steele
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Frederick Steele was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in campaigns across the Trans-Mississippi region, including Arkansas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frederick Steele canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22621909 — 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: Frederick Steele Context triple: [Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War, UnionCommander, Frederick Steele]
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A.
Benjamin F. Larned
Benjamin F. Larned was a 19th-century United States Army paymaster general after whom the city of Larned, Kansas, is named.
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B.
William H. Steele
William H. Steele was an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as interred at Hackensack Cemetery in New Jersey.
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C.
John F. Johnston
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
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D.
Judson Kilpatrick
Judson Kilpatrick was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, known for his aggressive and often reckless leadership in numerous cavalry engagements.
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E.
William H. Chamberlain
William H. Chamberlain was an American journalist and historian known for his analyses of Soviet Russia and his writings on international affairs in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Frederick Steele Target entity description: Frederick Steele was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in campaigns across the Trans-Mississippi region, including Arkansas.
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A.
Benjamin F. Larned
Benjamin F. Larned was a 19th-century United States Army paymaster general after whom the city of Larned, Kansas, is named.
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B.
William H. Steele
William H. Steele was an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as interred at Hackensack Cemetery in New Jersey.
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C.
John F. Johnston
John F. Johnston was an early settler and prominent local figure after whom the city of Johnston, Iowa, was named.
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D.
Judson Kilpatrick
Judson Kilpatrick was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, known for his aggressive and often reckless leadership in numerous cavalry engagements.
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E.
William H. Chamberlain
William H. Chamberlain was an American journalist and historian known for his analyses of Soviet Russia and his writings on international affairs in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.