James B. Ricketts
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James B. Ricketts was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several major battles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James B. Ricketts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3866716 — 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: James B. Ricketts Context triple: [Battle of Monocacy, commander, James B. Ricketts]
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A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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B.
George T. Dunlap
George T. Dunlap was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the prominent publishing house Grosset & Dunlap.
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C.
William H. Demarest
William H. Demarest was an American educator who served as president of Rutgers College in the early 20th century.
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D.
John H. Winder
John H. Winder was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known for overseeing prisoner-of-war camps including the notorious Andersonville prison.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- 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: James B. Ricketts Target entity description: James B. Ricketts was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several major battles.
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A.
Charles R. Boling
Charles R. Boling was a prominent supporter and benefactor of the University of Tennessee whose contributions led to the major campus venue Thompson–Boling Arena bearing his name.
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B.
George T. Dunlap
George T. Dunlap was an American publisher best known as a co-founder of the prominent publishing house Grosset & Dunlap.
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C.
William H. Demarest
William H. Demarest was an American educator who served as president of Rutgers College in the early 20th century.
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D.
John H. Winder
John H. Winder was a Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, best known for overseeing prisoner-of-war camps including the notorious Andersonville prison.
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E.
Harry M. Wegeforth
Harry M. Wegeforth was an American physician and civic leader best known for establishing and guiding the early development of the San Diego Zoo into a major zoological institution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1817-06-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | New York City ⓘ |
| brevetPromotionToMajorGeneralOfVolunteers | 1865-03-13 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| capturedIn | First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfRetirement | disability from wounds ⓘ |
| classRankAtUSMA | 16th of 31 ⓘ |
| commanded |
division in the I Corps, Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
division in the VI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1887-09-22 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ricketts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| graduatedFrom | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| heldAsPrisonerBy | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brevet major general
ⓘ
brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of a division in the Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
leadership of artillery at First Bull Run ⓘ service in the Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cedar Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedToBrigadierGeneralOfVolunteers | 1862-11-29 ⓘ |
| releasedFromCaptivityYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 1867-01-03 ⓘ |
| servedInUnit |
1st U.S. Artillery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricketts' Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philip H. Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| spouse | Fanny Ricketts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedIn | First Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James B. Ricketts Description of subject: James B. Ricketts was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several major battles.
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