Nathan Kimball
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Nathan Kimball was a Union Army officer and brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key battles in the Shenandoah Valley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nathan Kimball canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10822810 — 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: Nathan Kimball Context triple: [First Battle of Kernstown, commander, Nathan Kimball]
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A.
Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, industrialist, and politician who played a key role in the early textile industry in New England.
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B.
Narvin Kimball
Narvin Kimball was an American jazz banjoist and vocalist from New Orleans, best known for his work in traditional jazz and his long association with the Preservation Hall scene.
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C.
Nathaniel Moran
Nathaniel Moran is a Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 1st congressional district.
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D.
Cyrus Pinkham
Cyrus Pinkham was a local figure significant enough in New Hampshire’s history or community to have the mountain pass known as Pinkham Notch named in his honor.
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E.
Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin was a 19th-century American missionary and educator best known for founding Robert College in Constantinople, one of the first American colleges established outside the United States.
- 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: Nathan Kimball Target entity description: Nathan Kimball was a Union Army officer and brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key battles in the Shenandoah Valley.
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A.
Nathan Appleton
Nathan Appleton was a prominent 19th-century American merchant, industrialist, and politician who played a key role in the early textile industry in New England.
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B.
Narvin Kimball
Narvin Kimball was an American jazz banjoist and vocalist from New Orleans, best known for his work in traditional jazz and his long association with the Preservation Hall scene.
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C.
Nathaniel Moran
Nathaniel Moran is a Republican politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 1st congressional district.
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D.
Cyrus Pinkham
Cyrus Pinkham was a local figure significant enough in New Hampshire’s history or community to have the mountain pass known as Pinkham Notch named in his honor.
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E.
Cyrus Hamlin
Cyrus Hamlin was a 19th-century American missionary and educator best known for founding Robert College in Constantinople, one of the first American colleges established outside the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army officer
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| awardReceived | brevet promotion to major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-11-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Frederick County, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ogden City Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded |
14th Indiana Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brigade in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ division in the Army of the Tennessee ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1898-01-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Ogden, Utah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | medical training (physician) ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Kimball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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colonel ⓘ |
| name | Nathan Kimball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kernstown NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ First Battle of Kernstown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the Shenandoah Valley campaigns ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Indiana state treasurer
NERFINISHED
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U.S. pension agent in Ogden, Utah ⓘ |
| residence | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Shenandoah NERFINISHED ⓘ Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfMilitaryService | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nathan Kimball Description of subject: Nathan Kimball was a Union Army officer and brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in several key battles in the Shenandoah Valley.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.