Elmer E. Ellsworth
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Elmer E. Ellsworth was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, famed as the first conspicuous casualty of the conflict and a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmer E. Ellsworth canonical | 8 |
| Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth | 2 |
| Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5254414 — 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: Elmer E. Ellsworth Context triple: [44th New York Infantry, namedAfter, Elmer E. Ellsworth]
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A.
William C. McCool
William C. McCool was a United States Navy commander and NASA astronaut who served as the pilot of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107.
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B.
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes was a Pima Native American U.S. Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later becoming a symbol of the struggles of Native American veterans.
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C.
Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, notable as the first Union general killed in combat during the conflict.
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D.
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known as the first Union general killed in the conflict and for his role in securing Missouri for the Union.
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E.
David Herold
David Herold was an American accomplice of John Wilkes Booth who helped carry out the broader plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- 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: Elmer E. Ellsworth Target entity description: Elmer E. Ellsworth was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, famed as the first conspicuous casualty of the conflict and a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
William C. McCool
William C. McCool was a United States Navy commander and NASA astronaut who served as the pilot of the ill-fated Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS-107.
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B.
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes was a Pima Native American U.S. Marine and one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima during World War II, later becoming a symbol of the struggles of Native American veterans.
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C.
Nathaniel Lyon
Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, notable as the first Union general killed in combat during the conflict.
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D.
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known as the first Union general killed in the conflict and for his role in securing Missouri for the Union.
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E.
David Herold
David Herold was an American accomplice of John Wilkes Booth who helped carry out the broader plot surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln in 1865.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Illinois Republican Party circles through Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-04-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Malta, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Malta
|
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| closeFriendOf | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | Civil War-era patriotic envelopes and stationery ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1861-05-24 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Alexandria, Virginia
|
| educatedAt | Albany Law School ⓘ |
| event | death while removing a Confederate flag from a hotel rooftop ⓘ |
| familyName | Ellsworth ⓘ |
| founded | United States Zouave Cadets of Chicago ⓘ |
| fullName |
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth
ⓘ
linked to:
Elmer E. Ellsworth
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| givenName | Elmer ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | monument in Mechanicville, New York ⓘ |
| hasPartIn | early war Union propaganda and martyrdom narratives ⓘ |
| influenced | formation of other Zouave-style volunteer units in the Union Army ⓘ |
| inspired | Union recruiting and patriotic fervor after his death ⓘ |
| killedBy | James W. Jackson ⓘ |
| knownFor | popularizing Zouave drill in the United States ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorializedBy | Ellsworth, Maine (renamed in his honor is incorrect; but towns and streets were named for him) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| nickname | Ellsworth of the Fire Zouaves ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first conspicuous casualty of the American Civil War
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leading the 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment (Fire Zouaves) ⓘ |
| occupation |
attorney
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soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Hudson View Cemetery
ⓘ
Mechanicville, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Mechanicville, New York
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| positionHeld | head of a militia drill company in Chicago ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism (attributed in some historical accounts) ⓘ |
| removedObject | Confederate flag from the Marshall House inn in Alexandria, Virginia ⓘ |
| residence |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ⓘ
Springfield, Illinois, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Springfield, Illinois
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| subjectOf |
Civil War-era lithographs and prints
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numerous contemporary poems and songs ⓘ |
| unitCommanded | 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| workedFor | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elmer E. Ellsworth Description of subject: Elmer E. Ellsworth was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, famed as the first conspicuous casualty of the conflict and a close friend of President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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