John G. Parke
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John G. Parke was a Union Army general in the American Civil War who held several high-level field commands, including leadership roles in the IX Corps and the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John G. Parke canonical | 7 |
| Major General John G. Parke | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8003260 — 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 G. Parke Context triple: [Battle of Peebles' Farm, UnionCommander, John G. Parke]
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A.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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B.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
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C.
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Charles Dwight Sigsbee was a United States Navy rear admiral best known as the captain of the USS Maine when it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Hugh A. Drum
Hugh A. Drum was a senior United States Army general best known for his high-level command roles in both World War I and World War II.
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E.
Emory Upton
Emory Upton was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer and military strategist known for his influential reforms in military organization and tactics.
- 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 G. Parke Target entity description: John G. Parke was a Union Army general in the American Civil War who held several high-level field commands, including leadership roles in the IX Corps and the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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B.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
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C.
Charles Dwight Sigsbee
Charles Dwight Sigsbee was a United States Navy rear admiral best known as the captain of the USS Maine when it exploded in Havana Harbor in 1898, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
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D.
Hugh A. Drum
Hugh A. Drum was a senior United States Army general best known for his high-level command roles in both World War I and World War II.
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E.
Emory Upton
Emory Upton was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer and military strategist known for his influential reforms in military organization and tactics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Parke ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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military engineering ⓘ military leadership ⓘ |
| fullName | John Grubb Parke ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Grubb ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
Army of the Potomac
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IX Corps ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding IX Corps in the American Civil War
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serving in high-level field commands in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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military officer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
army-level field commander
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corps commander in the Union Army ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOrClass | West Point graduate ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Union Army ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John G. Parke Description of subject: John G. Parke was a Union Army general in the American Civil War who held several high-level field commands, including leadership roles in the IX Corps and the Army of the Potomac.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: John G. Parke