Reuben Lindsay Walker
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Reuben Lindsay Walker was a Confederate brigadier general and artillery commander in the American Civil War, noted for leading artillery units in key campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reuben Lindsay Walker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8844005 — 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: Reuben Lindsay Walker Context triple: [Battle of Appomattox Station, commandedBy, Reuben Lindsay Walker]
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A.
Reuben Alexander Riley
Reuben Alexander Riley was the father of American poet James Whitcomb Riley and a prominent Indiana lawyer and Civil War-era political figure.
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B.
Charles Joseph Walker
Charles Joseph Walker was the husband of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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C.
Arthur James Singleton
Arthur James Singleton, better known as Zutty Singleton, was an influential American jazz drummer associated with the early New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes.
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D.
Charles Melvin Williams
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader renowned for his work with Duke Ellington and his pioneering use of the plunger mute.
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E.
Wardell Franklin
Wardell Franklin is a comedic character from the 1974 film "Uptown Saturday Night," portrayed as one of the lively figures caught up in the movie’s chaotic, crime-tinged nightlife adventure.
- 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: Reuben Lindsay Walker Target entity description: Reuben Lindsay Walker was a Confederate brigadier general and artillery commander in the American Civil War, noted for leading artillery units in key campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia.
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A.
Reuben Alexander Riley
Reuben Alexander Riley was the father of American poet James Whitcomb Riley and a prominent Indiana lawyer and Civil War-era political figure.
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B.
Charles Joseph Walker
Charles Joseph Walker was the husband of pioneering African American entrepreneur and philanthropist Madam C. J. Walker.
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C.
Arthur James Singleton
Arthur James Singleton, better known as Zutty Singleton, was an influential American jazz drummer associated with the early New Orleans and Chicago jazz scenes.
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D.
Charles Melvin Williams
Charles Melvin "Cootie" Williams was an influential American jazz trumpeter and bandleader renowned for his work with Duke Ellington and his pioneering use of the plunger mute.
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E.
Wardell Franklin
Wardell Franklin is a comedic character from the 1974 film "Uptown Saturday Night," portrayed as one of the lively figures caught up in the movie’s chaotic, crime-tinged nightlife adventure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1827-05-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Albemarle County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | Third Corps artillery, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deathDate | 1890-06-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Virginia Military Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | artillery ⓘ |
| fullName | Reuben Lindsay Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Reuben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryPromotion | promoted to brigadier general in 1864 ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
artillery commander in the American Civil War
ⓘ
commanding artillery of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| notableRole | artillery chief for A. P. Hill’s corps ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarActivity |
civil engineer in Georgia
ⓘ
railroad construction ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
A. P. Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Confederacy ⓘ |
| spouse | Susan P. Timberlake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Reuben Lindsay Walker Description of subject: Reuben Lindsay Walker was a Confederate brigadier general and artillery commander in the American Civil War, noted for leading artillery units in key campaigns of the Army of Northern Virginia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.