Samuel Arnold
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Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Arnold canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Arnold Context triple: [Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, conspirator, Samuel Arnold]
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A.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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B.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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C.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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D.
Joseph Sweetman Ames
Joseph Sweetman Ames was an American physicist, educator, and longtime Johns Hopkins University president who played a key role in early U.S. aeronautics research and leadership of NACA, NASA’s predecessor.
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E.
John Stark
John Stark was an American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire, best known for his leadership at the Battle of Bennington and for inspiring the state motto "Live Free or Die."
- 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: Samuel Arnold Target entity description: Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Horatio Gates
Horatio Gates was a British-born American general who played a prominent and controversial leadership role for the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, particularly at the Battle of Saratoga.
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B.
Israel Putnam
Israel Putnam was a prominent American Revolutionary War general known for his leadership at the Battle of Bunker Hill and his role in the early Continental Army.
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C.
Francis Smith
Francis Smith was a British Army officer best known for leading the regular troops during the opening engagements of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord in 1775.
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D.
Joseph Sweetman Ames
Joseph Sweetman Ames was an American physicist, educator, and longtime Johns Hopkins University president who played a key role in early U.S. aeronautics research and leadership of NACA, NASA’s predecessor.
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E.
John Stark
John Stark was an American Revolutionary War general from New Hampshire, best known for his leadership at the Battle of Bennington and for inspiring the state motto "Live Free or Die."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War figure
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person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Confederate cause
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Lincoln assassination conspirators ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
conspiracy surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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plot to kidnap Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
|
| chargedWith | conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| conspiredWith |
David Herold
ⓘ
Dr. Samuel Mudd ⓘ George Atzerodt ⓘ John Wilkes Booth ⓘ Lewis Powell ⓘ Mary Surratt ⓘ Michael O'Laughlen ⓘ
surface form:
Michael O’Laughlen
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| convictedOf | conspiracy in connection with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Arnold ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Samuel ⓘ |
| hasEthnicity | white American ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| imprisonedAt |
Florida Keys
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surface form:
Dry Tortugas, Florida
Fort Jefferson ⓘ |
| knownFor | being one of the Lincoln assassination conspirators ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalStatusDuringWar | Confederate supporter in Union territory ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Arnold self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
involvement in a conspiracy with John Wilkes Booth
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role in an early plot connected to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| occupation | clerk ⓘ |
| pardonReceivedFrom |
Andrew Johnson
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surface form:
President Andrew Johnson
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| partOf |
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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surface form:
Booth conspiracy network
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| placeOfBirth | near Baltimore, Maryland, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Baltimore
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| politicalAlignment | Confederate sympathizer ⓘ |
| roleInConspiracy |
later implicated in the broader Lincoln assassination conspiracy
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participant in John Wilkes Booth’s kidnap plot against Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
surface form:
Confederate Army
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| subjectOf |
United States Civil War-era legal records
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historical studies on the Lincoln assassination ⓘ |
| triedBy | United States military commission ⓘ |
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Subject: Samuel Arnold Description of subject: Samuel Arnold was an American Confederate sympathizer best known for his role as one of the conspirators involved in the plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
George Atzerodt