William W. Loring
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William W. Loring was a U.S. Army officer who became a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, noted for his service in the Western Theater and his later command in the Egyptian Army.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| William W. Loring canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6190772 — 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: William W. Loring Context triple: [Confederate garrison of Vicksburg, associatedWithCommander, William W. Loring]
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A.
Frank M. Andrews
Frank M. Andrews was a pioneering U.S. Army Air Corps general who played a key role in developing American strategic air power before and during World War II.
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B.
William B. Allison
William B. Allison was a long-serving 19th-century American Republican politician from Iowa who became a powerful U.S. senator and influential figure in national fiscal and legislative policy.
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C.
George W. Howard
George W. Howard was a prominent American labor leader and organizer associated with the American Railway Union during the late 19th century.
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D.
Major G. L. M. Clauson
Major G. L. M. Clauson was a British official and heraldic designer best known for creating the coat of arms used on the flag of the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Hugh L. Montgomery
Hugh L. Montgomery is an American mathematician renowned for his work in analytic number theory, particularly on the distribution of prime numbers and the zeros of the Riemann zeta function.
- 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: William W. Loring Target entity description: William W. Loring was a U.S. Army officer who became a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, noted for his service in the Western Theater and his later command in the Egyptian Army.
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A.
Frank M. Andrews
Frank M. Andrews was a pioneering U.S. Army Air Corps general who played a key role in developing American strategic air power before and during World War II.
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B.
William B. Allison
William B. Allison was a long-serving 19th-century American Republican politician from Iowa who became a powerful U.S. senator and influential figure in national fiscal and legislative policy.
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C.
George W. Howard
George W. Howard was a prominent American labor leader and organizer associated with the American Railway Union during the late 19th century.
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D.
Major G. L. M. Clauson
Major G. L. M. Clauson was a British official and heraldic designer best known for creating the coat of arms used on the flag of the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Hugh L. Montgomery
Hugh L. Montgomery is an American mathematician renowned for his work in analytic number theory, particularly on the distribution of prime numbers and the zeros of the Riemann zeta function.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military officer
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
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Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Brevet brigadier general, United States Army (for Mexican–American War service) ⓘ |
| battle |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cerro Gordo NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Champion Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chapultepec NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Churubusco NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Contreras NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kennesaw Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-12-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Wilmington, North Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Franco-Prussian War (as Egyptian observer/ally context) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1886-12-30 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | studied law in St. Augustine, Florida ⓘ |
| familyName | Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Wing Loring NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| middleName | Wing ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ lieutenant ⓘ lieutenant colonel ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lost an arm in the Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Confederate Soldier in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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lawyer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
brigade commander in the Confederate Army
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colonel of the Regiment of Mounted Riflemen ⓘ division commander in the Confederate Army ⓘ general in the Egyptian Army ⓘ |
| servedIn | Regiment of Mounted Riflemen (U.S. Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: William W. Loring Description of subject: William W. Loring was a U.S. Army officer who became a Confederate major general during the American Civil War, noted for his service in the Western Theater and his later command in the Egyptian Army.
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