John A. McClernand
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John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John A. McClernand canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6701357 — 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: John A. McClernand Context triple: [Battle of Big Black River Bridge, commander, John A. McClernand]
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A.
Thomas C. Ely
Thomas C. Ely is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership within the Episcopal Church, including service as a diocesan bishop in the Upper Midwest.
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B.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
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C.
William C. Carruth
William C. Carruth is a film editor best known for his work on the classic sports comedy "Caddyshack."
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D.
William G. Fargo
William G. Fargo was a 19th-century American businessman and express pioneer best known as a co-founder of American Express and Wells Fargo.
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E.
George T. Dunlap
George T. Dunlap was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the prominent publishing house Grosset & Dunlap.
- 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: John A. McClernand Target entity description: John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
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A.
Thomas C. Ely
Thomas C. Ely is an American Episcopal bishop known for his leadership within the Episcopal Church, including service as a diocesan bishop in the Upper Midwest.
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B.
Charles F. Brannan
Charles F. Brannan was a mid-20th-century U.S. Secretary of Agriculture known for advocating progressive farm policies and New Deal–style agricultural reforms.
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C.
William C. Carruth
William C. Carruth is a film editor best known for his work on the classic sports comedy "Caddyshack."
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D.
William G. Fargo
William G. Fargo was a 19th-century American businessman and express pioneer best known as a co-founder of American Express and Wells Fargo.
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E.
George T. Dunlap
George T. Dunlap was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the prominent publishing house Grosset & Dunlap.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Ridge Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlaceLocatedIn | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| closeAssociateOf | Abraham Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedUnit | XIII Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1812-05-30 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-09-20 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | McClernand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Alexander McClernand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
ⓘ
political influence in the Union Army ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| middleName | Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Fort Donelson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCampaign | Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | conflicts with Ulysses S. Grant over command authority ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Breckinridge County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Illinois state legislator
ⓘ
Member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| profession | attorney ⓘ |
| reasonForNotability | Union general with strong political connections to President Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedState | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs |
brigade commander at Fort Donelson
ⓘ
division commander at Shiloh ⓘ |
| servedInWar | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateAffiliation | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasRemovedFromCommandDuring | Vicksburg campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John A. McClernand Description of subject: John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.