Major General Samuel R. Curtis
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Major General Samuel R. Curtis was a Union Army officer and politician best known for his leadership in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, including his victory at the Battle of Pea Ridge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major General Samuel R. Curtis canonical | 1 |
| Samuel R. Curtis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15118992 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General Samuel R. Curtis Context triple: [Department of the Missouri, notableCommander, Major General Samuel R. Curtis]
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Major General William J. Worth
Major General William J. Worth was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and for having the city of Fort Worth, Texas, named in his honor.
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Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
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C.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
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D.
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.
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E.
Major General John G. Smyth
Major General John G. Smyth was a British Indian Army officer and senior commander who served in key leadership roles during the Second World War.
- 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: Major General Samuel R. Curtis Target entity description: Major General Samuel R. Curtis was a Union Army officer and politician best known for his leadership in the Trans-Mississippi Theater during the American Civil War, including his victory at the Battle of Pea Ridge.
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A.
Major General William J. Worth
Major General William J. Worth was a prominent U.S. Army officer of the early 19th century, noted for his leadership in the Mexican–American War and for having the city of Fort Worth, Texas, named in his honor.
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B.
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord
Maj. Gen. Edward O. C. Ord was a Union Army officer and corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Confederate forces.
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C.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
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D.
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.
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E.
Major General John G. Smyth
Major General John G. Smyth was a British Indian Army officer and senior commander who served in key leadership roles during the Second World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Samuel R. Curtis