Union general Jesse L. Reno
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Union general Jesse L. Reno was a prominent U.S. Army officer and Civil War corps commander who was killed at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Major General Jesse L. Reno | 1 |
| Union general Jesse L. Reno canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10473041 — 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: Union general Jesse L. Reno Context triple: [Fort Reno, namedAfter, Union general Jesse L. Reno]
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A.
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.
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B.
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known as the first Union general killed in the conflict and for his role in securing Missouri for the Union.
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C.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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D.
William S. Harney
William S. Harney was a 19th-century United States Army officer known for his frontier service and controversial role in the Indian Wars.
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E.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
- 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: Union general Jesse L. Reno Target entity description: Union general Jesse L. Reno was a prominent U.S. Army officer and Civil War corps commander who was killed at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862.
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A.
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.
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B.
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon
Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known as the first Union general killed in the conflict and for his role in securing Missouri for the Union.
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C.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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D.
William S. Harney
William S. Harney was a 19th-century United States Army officer known for his frontier service and controversial role in the Indian Wars.
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E.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | brevet promotions for gallantry in Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Antietam (preparations)
ⓘ
Battle of New Bern ⓘ Battle of Roanoke Island ⓘ Battle of South Mountain ⓘ Mexican–American War campaigns ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1823-04-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1862-09-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of French descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Reno ⓘ |
| givenName | Jesse ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasPartInName |
Fort Reno, Oklahoma
ⓘ
Fort Reno, Washington, D.C. ⓘ
linked to:
Takoma
Reno County, Kansas ⓘ Reno, Nevada ⓘ
linked to:
Reno, Nevada, United States
Reno, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Union IX Corps command in 1862 Maryland Campaign
ⓘ
death at the Battle of South Mountain ⓘ |
| notableStudentOrAlumnusOf | “Class the stars fell on” (USMA 1846) ⓘ |
| notableWork | command of the IX Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Wheeling, Virginia, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Wheeling, West Virginia
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Wheeling, West Virginia
|
| placeOfDeath |
South Mountain, Maryland, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
South Mountain, Maryland
|
| positionHeld |
corps commander
ⓘ
division commander ⓘ |
| residence |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| servedUnder |
Ambrose E. Burnside
ⓘ
linked to:
Ambrose Burnside
George B. McClellan ⓘ
linked to:
George McClellan
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| serviceNumber | USMA Class of 1846 officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union general Jesse L. Reno Description of subject: Union general Jesse L. Reno was a prominent U.S. Army officer and Civil War corps commander who was killed at the Battle of South Mountain in 1862.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Union general Jesse L. Reno