Marcellus M. Crocker
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Marcellus M. Crocker was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Western Theater and his command of the "Crocker’s Iowa Brigade."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Marcellus M. Crocker canonical | 1 |
| Marcellus Monroe Crocker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8891274 — 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: Marcellus M. Crocker Context triple: [Crocker, hasNotableBearer, Marcellus M. Crocker]
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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.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Charles H. Hackley
Charles H. Hackley was a prominent 19th-century Muskegon lumber baron and philanthropist known for his extensive civic and cultural contributions to the city.
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D.
Charles T. Menoher
Charles T. Menoher was a U.S. Army major general who commanded the 42nd "Rainbow" Division during World War I and later served as the first chief of the Army Air Service.
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E.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
- 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: Marcellus M. Crocker Target entity description: Marcellus M. Crocker was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Western Theater and his command of the "Crocker’s Iowa Brigade."
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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.
Horace W. Peaslee
Horace W. Peaslee was an American architect best known for designing prominent public monuments and civic buildings in the early to mid-20th century.
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C.
Charles H. Hackley
Charles H. Hackley was a prominent 19th-century Muskegon lumber baron and philanthropist known for his extensive civic and cultural contributions to the city.
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D.
Charles T. Menoher
Charles T. Menoher was a U.S. Army major general who commanded the 42nd "Rainbow" Division during World War I and later served as the first chief of the Army Air Service.
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E.
Elias B. Caldwell
Elias B. Caldwell was an early 19th-century American lawyer and reformer best known as a founding figure of the American Colonization Society, which promoted the resettlement of free African Americans to Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military personnel
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| battle |
Battle of Champion Hill
ⓘ
Battle of Fort Donelson ⓘ Battle of Shiloh ⓘ Second Battle of Corinth ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Union Mississippi River campaign
|
| birthDate | 1830-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Franklin, Indiana
ⓘ
Johnson County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| command |
Crocker’s Iowa Brigade
ⓘ
Iowa Brigade ⓘ
linked to:
Crocker’s Iowa Brigade
|
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-08-26 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| education | Studied law in Indiana and Iowa ⓘ |
| familyName | Crocker ⓘ |
| fullName |
Marcellus Monroe Crocker
ⓘ
linked to:
Marcellus M. Crocker
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| givenName | Marcellus ⓘ |
| healthIssue |
Chronic ill health during the Civil War
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Suffered from tuberculosis ⓘ |
| legacy | Namesake of Crocker’s Iowa Brigade ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Command of Crocker’s Iowa Brigade
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Leadership in the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| position | Colonel of the 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| preWarActivity | Practiced law in Iowa before the Civil War ⓘ |
| promotion | Promoted to brigadier general of volunteers in 1862 ⓘ |
| reasonForLimitedService | Ill health curtailed his field command ⓘ |
| reputation |
Considered an effective combat leader
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Regarded as a strict disciplinarian ⓘ |
| residence | Des Moines, Iowa ⓘ |
| servedIn | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Ulysses S. Grant
ⓘ
William T. Sherman ⓘ
linked to:
William Tecumseh Sherman
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| serviceYears | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| stateAssociatedWith | Iowa ⓘ |
| stateMilitaryAssociation | Iowa volunteers ⓘ |
| unit | 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Marcellus M. Crocker Description of subject: Marcellus M. Crocker was a Union Army brigadier general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the Western Theater and his command of the "Crocker’s Iowa Brigade."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Marcellus M. Crocker