Alexander McCook
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Alexander McCook was a Union major general in the American Civil War, known as one of the "Fighting McCooks" family of Ohio officers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alexander McCook canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10635574 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alexander McCook Context triple: [Battle of Stones River, UnionCommander, Alexander McCook]
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A.
Alexander P. Stewart
Alexander P. Stewart was a Confederate lieutenant general and West Point–trained career officer who commanded corps in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.
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B.
Alexander McClure
Alexander McClure was an American politician, journalist, and editor known for his influential role in Pennsylvania politics and his work with the Philadelphia Times newspaper.
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C.
Macgregor Kilpatrick
Macgregor Kilpatrick was an influential American ice hockey executive and former AHL official best known for his leadership and contributions to the American Hockey League, honored by having the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy named after him.
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D.
John A. McClernand
John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
William A. H. Loveland
William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
- 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: Alexander McCook Target entity description: Alexander McCook was a Union major general in the American Civil War, known as one of the "Fighting McCooks" family of Ohio officers.
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A.
Alexander P. Stewart
Alexander P. Stewart was a Confederate lieutenant general and West Point–trained career officer who commanded corps in the Western Theater during the American Civil War.
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B.
Alexander McClure
Alexander McClure was an American politician, journalist, and editor known for his influential role in Pennsylvania politics and his work with the Philadelphia Times newspaper.
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C.
Macgregor Kilpatrick
Macgregor Kilpatrick was an influential American ice hockey executive and former AHL official best known for his leadership and contributions to the American Hockey League, honored by having the Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy named after him.
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D.
John A. McClernand
John A. McClernand was a prominent Union Army general and Illinois politician during the American Civil War, known for his leadership in the Western Theater and his close political ties to President Abraham Lincoln.
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E.
William A. H. Loveland
William A. H. Loveland was a 19th-century American railroad executive and civic leader whose influence on regional development led to the Colorado city of Loveland bearing his name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| buriedAt | Dayton National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded |
I Corps (Army of the Ohio)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XX Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1831-04-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1903-06-12 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of Scottish-Irish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | McCook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1852 ⓘ |
| hasFather | Daniel McCook Sr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Anson G. McCook
NERFINISHED
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Edward M. McCook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Fighting McCooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chickamauga
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Perryville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFamily | McCook family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Fighting McCooks
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commanding Union corps in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Shiloh
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED ⓘ Chickamauga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Perryville Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullahoma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Columbiana County, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarActivity | served in Regular Army after Civil War ⓘ |
| promotedToRank |
brigadier general of volunteers
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major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Union volunteer forces
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United States Army ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | Regular Army officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander McCook Description of subject: Alexander McCook was a Union major general in the American Civil War, known as one of the "Fighting McCooks" family of Ohio officers.
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