Major General John M. Schofield
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Major General John M. Schofield was a prominent Union Army officer and later U.S. Secretary of War who played key command roles in the American Civil War and in postwar military administration.
All labels observed (1)
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| Major General John M. Schofield canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15118993 — 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: Major General John M. Schofield Context triple: [Department of the Missouri, notableCommander, Major General John M. Schofield]
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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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Major General John B. Gordon
Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
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Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys was a Union Army officer and distinguished Civil War corps commander noted for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac.
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D.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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E.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
- 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 John M. Schofield Target entity description: Major General John M. Schofield was a prominent Union Army officer and later U.S. Secretary of War who played key command roles in the American Civil War and in postwar military administration.
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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.
Major General John B. Gordon
Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
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C.
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys
Major General Andrew A. Humphreys was a Union Army officer and distinguished Civil War corps commander noted for his leadership in the Army of the Potomac.
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D.
John E. Wool
John E. Wool was a prominent 19th-century United States Army officer who served with distinction in the War of 1812, the Mexican–American War, and the early stages of the Civil War.
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E.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.