James Shields (Civil War general)
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James Shields (Civil War general) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and uniquely represented three different U.S. states in the Senate.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Shields (Civil War general) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8177313 — 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: James Shields (Civil War general) Context triple: [Shields, hasNotableBearer, James Shields (Civil War general)]
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A.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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B.
Henry Bowyer Lane
Henry Bowyer Lane was a 19th-century architect known for his influential work on prominent Canadian public buildings.
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C.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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D.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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E.
John Schofield
John Schofield was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
- 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: James Shields (Civil War general) Target entity description: James Shields (Civil War general) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and uniquely represented three different U.S. states in the Senate.
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A.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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B.
Henry Bowyer Lane
Henry Bowyer Lane was a 19th-century architect known for his influential work on prominent Canadian public buildings.
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C.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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D.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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E.
John Schofield
John Schofield was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish American
ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ United States senator ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cerro Gordo
ⓘ
Battle of Port Republic ⓘ Battle of Winchester (1862) ⓘ
linked to:
First Battle of Winchester
|
| birthDate | 1806-05-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Altmore, County Tyrone, Ireland ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Mary’s Cemetery, Carrollton, Missouri ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1879-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ottumwa, Iowa, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Ottumwa, Iowa
|
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | James Shields ⓘ |
| immigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| militaryAward | brevet major general (Mexican–American War) ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the only person to have served as U.S. senator for three different states ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| officeHeld |
Commissioner of the General Land Office of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Illinois State Auditor ⓘ Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court ⓘ United States Senator from Illinois ⓘ United States Senator from Minnesota ⓘ
linked to:
United States Senator
United States Senator from Missouri ⓘ member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ member of the Missouri House of Representatives ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| predecessor | Stephen A. Douglas ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedInSenate |
Illinois
ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ |
| residence |
Illinois
ⓘ
Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Illinois state government
ⓘ
Minnesota state government ⓘ Missouri state government ⓘ |
| successor | Lyman Trumbull ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Shields (Civil War general) Description of subject: James Shields (Civil War general) was an Irish-born American military officer and politician who served as a Union general in the American Civil War and uniquely represented three different U.S. states in the Senate.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.