Palmyra Massacre
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The Palmyra Massacre was an American Civil War atrocity in 1862 in which Union forces executed ten Confederate prisoners in retaliation for the disappearance of a Union supporter in Palmyra, Missouri.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palmyra Massacre canonical | 2 |
| Palmyra Execution | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7383154 — 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: Palmyra Massacre Context triple: [Palmyra, Missouri, knownFor, Palmyra Massacre]
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A.
Nellie massacre
The Nellie massacre was a 1983 mass killing in Assam, India, in which thousands of mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims were brutally murdered amid ethnic and political tensions during the Assam Movement.
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B.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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C.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
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D.
Greysteel massacre
The Greysteel massacre was a 1993 mass shooting in a bar in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, carried out by loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles.
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E.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
- 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: Palmyra Massacre Target entity description: The Palmyra Massacre was an American Civil War atrocity in 1862 in which Union forces executed ten Confederate prisoners in retaliation for the disappearance of a Union supporter in Palmyra, Missouri.
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A.
Nellie massacre
The Nellie massacre was a 1983 mass killing in Assam, India, in which thousands of mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims were brutally murdered amid ethnic and political tensions during the Assam Movement.
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B.
Pavonia Massacre
The Pavonia Massacre was a 1643 attack by Dutch colonists on Lenape Native Americans in present-day Jersey City, New Jersey, that helped ignite the broader conflict known as Kieft's War.
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C.
Weenen massacre
The Weenen massacre was an 1838 killing of Voortrekker settlers by Zulu forces in present-day South Africa, which became a pivotal flashpoint in the conflict between the Voortrekkers and the Zulu Kingdom.
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D.
Greysteel massacre
The Greysteel massacre was a 1993 mass shooting in a bar in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, carried out by loyalist paramilitaries during the Troubles.
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E.
Hungerford massacre
The Hungerford massacre was a 1987 mass shooting in Hungerford, England, in which gunman Michael Ryan killed 16 people and led to significant changes in UK firearms legislation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
atrocity
ⓘ
event ⓘ war crime ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Palmyra Execution
ⓘ
linked to:
Palmyra Massacre
|
| cause | retaliation for the disappearance of Andrew Allsman ⓘ |
| commanderSide | John McNeil ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | annual local observances in Palmyra ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| date | 1862-10-18 ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Union military government in Missouri ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | Palmyra Massacre monument in Palmyra, Missouri ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | controversial act by Union authorities ⓘ |
| legalStatus | extrajudicial execution ⓘ |
| location |
Marion County, Missouri
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ Palmyra, Missouri ⓘ |
| method | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| motive |
deterrence of Confederate guerrilla activity
ⓘ
punitive retaliation ⓘ |
| notableVictim |
Captain Thomas A. Sidner
ⓘ
Charles W. Moore ⓘ Eleazer Lake ⓘ H. T. McCoy ⓘ Hiram T. Smith ⓘ John M. Wade ⓘ John Wade ⓘ John Y. McPheeters ⓘ Morgan Bixler ⓘ Thomas Humston ⓘ |
| numberOfVictims | 10 ⓘ |
| orderedBy | Brigadier General John McNeil ⓘ |
| partOf |
violence in the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War in Missouri
|
| perpetratorSide | Union Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | capture of Andrew Allsman by Confederate guerrillas ⓘ |
| region | Trans-Mississippi Theater ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Union occupation of Missouri
ⓘ
civilian reprisals in the American Civil War ⓘ guerrilla warfare in Missouri ⓘ |
| sideExecuting | Union forces ⓘ |
| sideVictim | Confederate prisoners ⓘ |
| triggerEvent | disappearance of Union supporter Andrew Allsman ⓘ |
| victimAllegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
Southern sympathizers ⓘ |
| victimCountExact | ten men ⓘ |
| victimStatus | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| victimType | civilian sympathizers and irregulars ⓘ |
| year | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palmyra Massacre Description of subject: The Palmyra Massacre was an American Civil War atrocity in 1862 in which Union forces executed ten Confederate prisoners in retaliation for the disappearance of a Union supporter in Palmyra, Missouri.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Palmyra Massacre