Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher
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Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and American Civil War officer who led the famed Union Army Irish Brigade.
All labels observed (1)
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| Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13605867 — 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)
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Target entity: Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher Context triple: [Irish Brigade (Union), commander, Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher]
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A.
Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney
Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney was a senior United States Army Air Forces officer who held key command and staff roles during World War II, including serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theater.
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B.
Mac Donough
Mac Donough is a variant spelling of the Irish surname McDonough, commonly associated with families of Gaelic origin.
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C.
Brigadier General Strong Vincent
Brigadier General Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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E.
Brigadier General Daniel Tyler
Brigadier General Daniel Tyler was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known for his early-war command roles and involvement in key Eastern Theater operations.
- 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: Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher Target entity description: Brigadier General Thomas Francis Meagher was an Irish nationalist and American Civil War officer who led the famed Union Army Irish Brigade.
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A.
Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney
Brigadier General Joseph T. McNarney was a senior United States Army Air Forces officer who held key command and staff roles during World War II, including serving as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in the Mediterranean Theater.
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B.
Mac Donough
Mac Donough is a variant spelling of the Irish surname McDonough, commonly associated with families of Gaelic origin.
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C.
Brigadier General Strong Vincent
Brigadier General Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel
Brigadier General Francis X. Hummel is the fictional, highly decorated but rogue U.S. Marine Corps general who leads the hostage-taking operation on Alcatraz Island in the 1996 action film "The Rock."
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E.
Brigadier General Daniel Tyler
Brigadier General Daniel Tyler was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, known for his early-war command roles and involvement in key Eastern Theater operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.