William B. Franklin
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William B. Franklin was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key campaigns and his controversial role in the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William B. Franklin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3079832 — 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: William B. Franklin Context triple: [Battle of Fredericksburg, commander, William B. Franklin]
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A.
William Franklin
William Franklin was the Loyalist last colonial governor of New Jersey and the illegitimate son of American statesman Benjamin Franklin.
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B.
Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed was an American lawyer, military officer, and statesman who served as a close aide to George Washington and later became President (Governor) of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary era.
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C.
Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed was a prominent 19th-century Australian architect known for designing many of Melbourne’s most significant public buildings.
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D.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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E.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
- 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: William B. Franklin Target entity description: William B. Franklin was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key campaigns and his controversial role in the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
William Franklin
William Franklin was the Loyalist last colonial governor of New Jersey and the illegitimate son of American statesman Benjamin Franklin.
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B.
Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed was an American lawyer, military officer, and statesman who served as a close aide to George Washington and later became President (Governor) of Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary era.
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C.
Joseph Reed
Joseph Reed was a prominent 19th-century Australian architect known for designing many of Melbourne’s most significant public buildings.
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D.
Thomas McKean
Thomas McKean was an American lawyer, statesman, and Founding Father who signed the Declaration of Independence and later served as governor of Pennsylvania.
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E.
William Paterson
William Paterson was an American statesman, New Jersey governor, and U.S. Supreme Court justice who played a key role in drafting the U.S. Constitution, including proposing the New Jersey Plan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1823-02-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
York, Pennsylvania
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surface form:
York, Pennsylvania, United States
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| burialPlace | Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| commanded |
Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac
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VI Corps ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1903-03-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Franklin ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Franklin Street and other places named in his honor in various U.S. locations ⓘ |
| memberOf |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| middleName | Buel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
criticized for his role in the Battle of Fredericksburg
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relieved of field command after Fredericksburg controversy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of the VI Corps of the Army of the Potomac
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participation in the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ role in the Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ role in the Red River Campaign ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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military officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| positionHeld | commander in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| postMilitaryCareer | served as a civil engineer and businessman in Connecticut ⓘ |
| rankingInClass | first in his class at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| residence | Hartford, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| servedIn |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William B. Franklin Description of subject: William B. Franklin was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key campaigns and his controversial role in the Army of the Potomac.
Referenced by (4)
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