Commander of the Army of the Potomac
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The Commander of the Army of the Potomac was the senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commander of the Army of the Potomac canonical | 1 |
| Union Army of the Potomac leadership | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9383953 — 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: Commander of the Army of the Potomac Context triple: [Joseph Hooker, positionHeld, Commander of the Army of the Potomac]
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A.
Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
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B.
General of the Armies of the United States
General of the Armies of the United States is the highest possible rank in the U.S. Army, created as an extraordinary honor and held by only a few individuals in American history.
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C.
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army was the highest military leadership role in the American Revolutionary War, responsible for directing colonial forces against Great Britain.
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D.
Commander of the Third Army
Commander of the Third Army is a senior British Army field command historically responsible for leading large-scale corps-level operations, notably on the Western Front during World War I.
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E.
Commander, Military Division of the James
Commander, Military Division of the James was a senior Union Army command role overseeing military operations in the strategically important James River region during the American Civil War.
- 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: Commander of the Army of the Potomac Target entity description: The Commander of the Army of the Potomac was the senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
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A.
Commanding General of the United States Army
The Commanding General of the United States Army was the highest-ranking officer and professional head of the U.S. Army before the creation of the modern Chief of Staff role.
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B.
General of the Armies of the United States
General of the Armies of the United States is the highest possible rank in the U.S. Army, created as an extraordinary honor and held by only a few individuals in American history.
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C.
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
The Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army was the highest military leadership role in the American Revolutionary War, responsible for directing colonial forces against Great Britain.
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D.
Commander of the Third Army
Commander of the Third Army is a senior British Army field command historically responsible for leading large-scale corps-level operations, notably on the Western Front during World War I.
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E.
Commander, Military Division of the James
Commander, Military Division of the James was a senior Union Army command role overseeing military operations in the strategically important James River region during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military position
ⓘ
military rank ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
General-in-Chief of the United States Army
ⓘ
linked to:
Commanding General of the United States Army
President of the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| firstHolder |
George B. McClellan
ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
|
| garrison |
Washington, D.C. (early war)
ⓘ
linked to:
Washington, D.C.
|
| notableCommander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambrose Burnside
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
George G. Meade ⓘ John Pope ⓘ Joseph Hooker ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock ⓘ |
| partOf | Union Army ⓘ |
| responsibility |
operational command of the Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
planning and directing major campaigns in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| role | senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commander of the Army of the Potomac Description of subject: The Commander of the Army of the Potomac was the senior Union general in charge of the primary Union field army in the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Major General Joseph Hooker
linked to: Commander of the Army of the Potomac