Department of the Ohio
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The Department of the Ohio was a Union Army administrative and military command area in the American Civil War, responsible for organizing, training, and directing forces in the strategically important Ohio Valley region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of the Ohio canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5989627 — 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: Department of the Ohio Context triple: [Army of the Ohio, formedFrom, Department of the Ohio]
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A.
Department of the Missouri
The Department of the Missouri was a major Union Army administrative and military command in the American Civil War, overseeing operations across much of the trans-Mississippi West.
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B.
Department of the Shenandoah
The Department of the Shenandoah was a Confederate military administrative district responsible for overseeing operations and forces in Virginia’s strategically vital Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
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C.
Ministerium of Pennsylvania
The Ministerium of Pennsylvania was one of the earliest and most influential Lutheran church bodies in colonial America, serving as a central organizing and governing authority for Lutheran congregations in Pennsylvania and surrounding regions.
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D.
Departamentul Securității Statului
Departamentul Securității Statului was the secret police and intelligence agency of communist Romania, notorious for its extensive surveillance and repression of political dissent.
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E.
First Department
The First Department is a key division within Japan's Cabinet Legislation Bureau responsible for reviewing and drafting important government legislation and legal opinions.
- 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: Department of the Ohio Target entity description: The Department of the Ohio was a Union Army administrative and military command area in the American Civil War, responsible for organizing, training, and directing forces in the strategically important Ohio Valley region.
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A.
Department of the Missouri
The Department of the Missouri was a major Union Army administrative and military command in the American Civil War, overseeing operations across much of the trans-Mississippi West.
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B.
Department of the Shenandoah
The Department of the Shenandoah was a Confederate military administrative district responsible for overseeing operations and forces in Virginia’s strategically vital Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War.
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C.
Ministerium of Pennsylvania
The Ministerium of Pennsylvania was one of the earliest and most influential Lutheran church bodies in colonial America, serving as a central organizing and governing authority for Lutheran congregations in Pennsylvania and surrounding regions.
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D.
Departamentul Securității Statului
Departamentul Securității Statului was the secret police and intelligence agency of communist Romania, notorious for its extensive surveillance and repression of political dissent.
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E.
First Department
The First Department is a key division within Japan's Cabinet Legislation Bureau responsible for reviewing and drafting important government legislation and legal opinions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army department
ⓘ
military administrative district ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| commander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambrose Burnside
Don Carlos Buell ⓘ George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
George Stoneman ⓘ John G. Foster ⓘ John M. Schofield ⓘ
linked to:
John Schofield
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateDissolved |
1861-07-25
ⓘ
1865-01-17 ⓘ |
| dateFormed |
1861-05-03
ⓘ
1862-08-19 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | defense against Morgan's Raid ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
United States War Department
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of War
|
| firstCommander |
George B. McClellan
ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
|
| garrisonDuty |
Cincinnati, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Covington, Kentucky ⓘ Louisville, Kentucky ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Cincinnati, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| notableFor | strategic importance in protecting Midwestern states ⓘ |
| oversawOperation |
East Tennessee campaign
ⓘ
Knoxville campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Knoxville Campaign
|
| partOf | Military Division of the Mississippi ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ohio Valley
ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio Valley region
state of Illinois ⓘ
linked to:
Illinois
state of Indiana ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana
state of Kentucky ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
state of Michigan ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of Michigan
state of Ohio ⓘ
linked to:
Ohio
state of Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. state of Pennsylvania
state of West Virginia ⓘ |
| responsibility |
defense of the Ohio River line
ⓘ
recruitment of Union volunteers ⓘ suppression of Confederate raids in the Ohio Valley ⓘ training of Union troops ⓘ |
| role |
administrative control of Union forces in the Ohio Valley
ⓘ
coordination of field operations in its territory ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
General-in-Chief of the Union Armies
ⓘ
United States War Department ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of War
|
| subordinateUnit |
Army of the Ohio
ⓘ
IX Corps ⓘ XXIII Corps ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of the Ohio Description of subject: The Department of the Ohio was a Union Army administrative and military command area in the American Civil War, responsible for organizing, training, and directing forces in the strategically important Ohio Valley region.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.