Major General John A. McClernand
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Major General John A. McClernand was a prominent Union political general and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who led Western Theater forces during the American Civil War, including key operations along the Mississippi River.
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| Major General John A. McClernand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23287358 — 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: Major General John A. McClernand Context triple: [Battle of Arkansas Post, UnionCommander, Major General John A. McClernand]
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Major General John M. Schofield
Major General John M. Schofield was a prominent Union Army officer and later U.S. Secretary of War who played key command roles in the American Civil War and in postwar military administration.
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Major General William J. Worth
Major General William J. Worth was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and for having the city of Fort Worth, Texas, named in his honor.
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Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook was a Union Army general from the prominent "Fighting McCook" family who commanded Federal forces in several key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
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D.
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys was a Union Army officer and distinguished Civil War corps commander noted for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac.
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E.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
- 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: Major General John A. McClernand Target entity description: Major General John A. McClernand was a prominent Union political general and close ally of Abraham Lincoln who led Western Theater forces during the American Civil War, including key operations along the Mississippi River.
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A.
Major General John M. Schofield
Major General John M. Schofield was a prominent Union Army officer and later U.S. Secretary of War who played key command roles in the American Civil War and in postwar military administration.
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B.
Major General William J. Worth
Major General William J. Worth was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and for having the city of Fort Worth, Texas, named in his honor.
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C.
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook
Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook was a Union Army general from the prominent "Fighting McCook" family who commanded Federal forces in several key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
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D.
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys was a Union Army officer and distinguished Civil War corps commander noted for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac.
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E.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.