Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook
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Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook was a Union Army general from the prominent "Fighting McCook" family who commanded Federal forces in several key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16308799 — 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: Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook Context triple: [Battle of Fort Stevens, UnionCommander, Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook]
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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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Colonel Thomas B. W. Stockton
Colonel Thomas B. W. Stockton was a Union Army officer and regimental leader from Michigan who served prominently during the American Civil War.
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Major General Samuel R. Curtis
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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D.
Major General Grenville M. Dodge
Major General Grenville M. Dodge was a prominent Union Army officer and civil engineer best known for his leadership in the American Civil War and his key role in constructing the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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E.
Colonel John W. McLane
Colonel John W. McLane was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry in key engagements such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
- 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: Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook Target entity description: Maj. Gen. Alexander M. McCook was a Union Army general from the prominent "Fighting McCook" family who commanded Federal forces in several key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
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A.
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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B.
Colonel Thomas B. W. Stockton
Colonel Thomas B. W. Stockton was a Union Army officer and regimental leader from Michigan who served prominently during the American Civil War.
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C.
Major General Samuel R. Curtis
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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D.
Major General Grenville M. Dodge
Major General Grenville M. Dodge was a prominent Union Army officer and civil engineer best known for his leadership in the American Civil War and his key role in constructing the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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E.
Colonel John W. McLane
Colonel John W. McLane was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry in key engagements such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.