Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction
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Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction is a comprehensive historical study of the American Civil War and its aftermath, written by prominent historian James M. McPherson.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Civil War and Reconstruction in Virginia | 1 |
| Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5303065 — 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: Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction Context triple: [James M. McPherson, notableWork, Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction]
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A.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
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B.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
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E.
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years is Carl Sandburg’s multi-volume historical biography chronicling Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and leadership during the American Civil War.
- 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: Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction Target entity description: Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction is a comprehensive historical study of the American Civil War and its aftermath, written by prominent historian James M. McPherson.
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A.
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era is James M. McPherson’s acclaimed one-volume history of the American Civil War, renowned for its comprehensive narrative and scholarly insight.
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B.
The True Story of the Civil War
The True Story of the Civil War is a short documentary film that presents an overview of the American Civil War using period photographs, documents, and narration to depict the conflict’s major events and significance.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
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E.
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years
Abraham Lincoln: The War Years is Carl Sandburg’s multi-volume historical biography chronicling Abraham Lincoln’s presidency and leadership during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ scholarly work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | history ⓘ |
| analyzes |
military campaigns of the Civil War
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political debates over Reconstruction ⓘ |
| author | James M. McPherson ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coversTopic |
Abraham Lincoln’s leadership during the Civil War
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African American experience during the Civil War and Reconstruction ⓘ Confederate government and society ⓘ Reconstruction policies after the Civil War ⓘ Union government and war effort ⓘ emancipation of enslaved people in the United States ⓘ impact of the Civil War on American society ⓘ military history of the American Civil War ⓘ political history of the Civil War era ⓘ social history of the Civil War era ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
reference for research on the Civil War
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survey text for Civil War and Reconstruction courses ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod |
1861–1865
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Reconstruction era after 1865 ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War history
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Reconstruction history ⓘ |
| hasFormat | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | historical analysis ⓘ |
| hasReputation | standard survey of the Civil War and Reconstruction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
causes of the American Civil War
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consequences of the American Civil War ⓘ struggle over slavery in the United States ⓘ transformation of the United States during Reconstruction ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers interested in U.S. Civil War
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scholars of the Civil War ⓘ students of American history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | comprehensive coverage of the American Civil War and Reconstruction ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Reconstruction era ⓘ United States history ⓘ |
| timeCoverageEnd | late 19th century ⓘ |
| timeCoverageStart | 1860s ⓘ |
| usedAs | college textbook ⓘ |
| usedIn | university history courses on the American Civil War ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | historian ⓘ |
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Subject: Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction Description of subject: Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction is a comprehensive historical study of the American Civil War and its aftermath, written by prominent historian James M. McPherson.
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