Alfred H. Terry
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Alfred H. Terry was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading the successful assault on Fort Fisher in 1865.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alfred H. Terry canonical | 1 |
| Alfred Howe Terry | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6220609 — 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: Alfred H. Terry Context triple: [Army of the James, commander, Alfred H. Terry]
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A.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel C. Armstrong
Samuel C. Armstrong was an American educator and Civil War officer best known for founding Hampton Institute and shaping the educational philosophy of prominent Black leaders in the post–Civil War era.
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C.
Frederick P. Hamlin
Frederick P. Hamlin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Hamlin.
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D.
Edward L. Hedden
Edward L. Hedden was a 19th-century American customs official best known for serving as Collector of the Port of New York and for his role in the landmark Supreme Court case Nix v. Hedden.
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E.
Henry B. Endicott
Henry B. Endicott was an American industrialist and shoe manufacturer whose influence and philanthropy led to the naming of the village of Endicott, New York in his honor.
- 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: Alfred H. Terry Target entity description: Alfred H. Terry was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading the successful assault on Fort Fisher in 1865.
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A.
Charles W. Bingham
Charles W. Bingham was a prominent American businessman and philanthropist whose contributions to education and public institutions led to buildings such as Bingham Hall being named in his honor.
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B.
Samuel C. Armstrong
Samuel C. Armstrong was an American educator and Civil War officer best known for founding Hampton Institute and shaping the educational philosophy of prominent Black leaders in the post–Civil War era.
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C.
Frederick P. Hamlin
Frederick P. Hamlin is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a namesake or distinguished bearer of the surname Hamlin.
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D.
Edward L. Hedden
Edward L. Hedden was a 19th-century American customs official best known for serving as Collector of the Port of New York and for his role in the landmark Supreme Court case Nix v. Hedden.
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E.
Henry B. Endicott
Henry B. Endicott was an American industrialist and shoe manufacturer whose influence and philanthropy led to the naming of the village of Endicott, New York in his honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union (American Civil War)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| awardReceived | Thanks of Congress ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
American Civil War histories
ⓘ
U.S. Army historical records ⓘ |
| familyName | Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
law
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ |
| genre | military history subject ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasHonorificPrefix | General ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | commanded successful Union assault on Fort Fisher in 1865 ⓘ |
| notableCommand |
Army of the James units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fort Fisher expeditionary force NERFINISHED ⓘ X Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Second Battle of Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | planning and executing amphibious assault on Fort Fisher ⓘ |
| notableWork | assault on Fort Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
operations against Fort Fisher
ⓘ
siege operations in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Union Army corps commander
ⓘ
post–Civil War U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Union ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alfred H. Terry Description of subject: Alfred H. Terry was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for leading the successful assault on Fort Fisher in 1865.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alfred Howe Terry