Stonewall Brigade
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The Stonewall Brigade was a famed Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, originally commanded by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and renowned for its discipline and combat effectiveness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Stonewall Brigade canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8400135 — 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: Stonewall Brigade Context triple: [Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia, associatedWith, Stonewall Brigade]
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A.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
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D.
Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- 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: Stonewall Brigade Target entity description: The Stonewall Brigade was a famed Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, originally commanded by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and renowned for its discipline and combat effectiveness.
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A.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
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D.
Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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E.
Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Confederate States Army infantry brigade ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Jackson’s Valley Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Jubal A. Early
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| componentUnit |
27th Virginia Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
2nd Virginia Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 33rd Virginia Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Virginia Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Virginia Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | Shenandoah Valley, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNickName | Jackson’s Foot Cavalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Charles S. Winder
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elisha F. Paxton NERFINISHED ⓘ James A. Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard B. Garnett NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kernstown NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaign of 1862 NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy casualties throughout the war
ⓘ
steadfast defense at First Manassas ⓘ |
| partOf |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Valley (Confederate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
combat effectiveness
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high discipline ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderedAt | Appomattox Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Stonewall Brigade Description of subject: The Stonewall Brigade was a famed Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, originally commanded by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and renowned for its discipline and combat effectiveness.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.