Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
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Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149834 — 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: Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward Context triple: [Fighting at Devil’s Den, commanderSide1, Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward]
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A.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt was a United States Army medical officer and hospital administrator honored for his service by having the DeWitt Army Community Hospital named after him.
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D.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
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E.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
- 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: Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward Target entity description: Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
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A.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt was a United States Army medical officer and hospital administrator honored for his service by having the DeWitt Army Community Hospital named after him.
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D.
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill
Brigadier General Joshua W. Sill was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, remembered for his leadership and for being killed in action at the Battle of Stones River.
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E.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| army | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Green-Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
People of New York in the American Civil War
ⓘ
Union Army generals ⓘ |
| commandedUnitType | infantry brigade ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathCause | accident (streetcar accident) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| fullName | John Henry Hobart Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| middleNames | Henry Hobart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | brigade commander ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | Union officer ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a brigade in the Union Army
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defense of the Union left at Gettysburg ⓘ hard fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Seven Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotion | promoted to brigadier general during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| rank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| servedIn | New York volunteer regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| service | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Union ⓘ |
| stateAssociatedWith | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward Description of subject: Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at Devil’s Den