George Sykes
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George Sykes was a United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War, best known for commanding the V Corps in the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Sykes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5150077 — 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: George Sykes Context triple: [3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, associatedCorpsCommander, George Sykes]
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A.
Henry Braham
Henry Braham is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films such as The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Nanny McPhee.
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B.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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C.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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D.
Frank Boulton
Frank Boulton is a baseball executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder and owner of the independent league team, the Long Island Ducks.
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E.
Edwin Broun
Edwin Broun Fred was an American bacteriologist and academic who served as president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the mid-20th century.
- 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: George Sykes Target entity description: George Sykes was a United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War, best known for commanding the V Corps in the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
Henry Braham
Henry Braham is a British cinematographer known for his work on major films such as The Suicide Squad, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Nanny McPhee.
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B.
Herbert Jenkins
Herbert Jenkins was a British publishing company best known for issuing popular fiction, including many works by P. G. Wodehouse.
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C.
Laurence Skelly
Laurence Skelly is a Manx politician who has served as President of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.
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D.
Frank Boulton
Frank Boulton is a baseball executive and entrepreneur best known as the founder and owner of the independent league team, the Long Island Ducks.
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E.
Edwin Broun
Edwin Broun Fred was an American bacteriologist and academic who served as president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedBy | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | brevet promotions for gallant service ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-10-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dover, Delaware NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | West Point Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commanded |
Regular Army division of the V Corps
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V Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1880-02-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fort Brown, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Sykes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| nickname | Tardy George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Second Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Command of the V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Commander of V Corps ⓘ |
| promotion |
Promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in 1862
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Promoted to major general of volunteers in 1863 ⓘ |
| residence | New York (during parts of his career) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1874 ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrID | West Point graduate of the class of 1842 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1842 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Sykes Description of subject: George Sykes was a United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War, best known for commanding the V Corps in the Army of the Potomac.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.