Irvin McDowell
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Irvin McDowell was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading federal forces in the war’s first major land battle and later serving in various departmental commands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irvin McDowell canonical | 8 |
| Union General Irvin McDowell | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1154025 — 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.
Target entity: Irvin McDowell Context triple: [First Battle of Bull Run, commander, Irvin McDowell]
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Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
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Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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C.
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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D.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
William R. Shafter
William R. Shafter was a U.S. Army general best known for leading American ground forces during the Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Irvin McDowell Target entity description: Irvin McDowell was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading federal forces in the war’s first major land battle and later serving in various departmental commands.
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A.
Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
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B.
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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C.
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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D.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
William R. Shafter
William R. Shafter was a U.S. Army general best known for leading American ground forces during the Cuban campaign of the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-10-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Columbus, Ohio
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbus, Ohio, United States
|
| burialPlace | San Francisco National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | led Union forces in the first major land battle of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| commanded |
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Northeastern Virginia
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ
surface form:
I Corps (Army of the Potomac)
|
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1885-05-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
|
| education | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | McDowell ⓘ |
| fullName | Irvin McDowell self-link ⓘ |
| genre | military history subject ⓘ |
| givenName | Irvin ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| militaryUnit |
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Army of Northeastern Virginia
I Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ
surface form:
I Corps, Army of the Potomac
|
| notableEvent | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| notableFor | early Union command in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of Union forces at the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| occupation |
military administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
First Battle of Bull Run
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Mexican–American War ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of the Army of Northeastern Virginia
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commander of the I Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ department commander in the Union Army ⓘ |
| promotion | promoted to brigadier general in 1861 ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| servedUnder |
George McClellan
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surface form:
George B. McClellan
Winfield Scott ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1882 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1838 ⓘ |
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Subject: Irvin McDowell Description of subject: Irvin McDowell was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading federal forces in the war’s first major land battle and later serving in various departmental commands.
Referenced by (9)
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