James D. Bulloch
E124588
James D. Bulloch was a prominent Confederate naval officer and secret agent who orchestrated the construction and acquisition of warships in Britain for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James D. Bulloch canonical | 2 |
| James Dunwoody Bulloch | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1051001 — 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: James D. Bulloch Context triple: [Confederate military leadership, notableNavalCommander, James D. Bulloch]
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A.
Raphael Semmes
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
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B.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
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C.
Joshua Barney
Joshua Barney was an American naval officer and privateer who served with distinction in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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D.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
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E.
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones was a renowned American Revolutionary War naval commander often called the "Father of the U.S. Navy" for his daring sea victories against the British.
- 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: James D. Bulloch Target entity description: James D. Bulloch was a prominent Confederate naval officer and secret agent who orchestrated the construction and acquisition of warships in Britain for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
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A.
Raphael Semmes
Raphael Semmes was a Confederate naval officer best known as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the American Civil War.
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B.
Thomas Macdonough
Thomas Macdonough was a United States Navy officer best known for his decisive victory over the British at the Battle of Lake Champlain during the War of 1812.
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C.
Joshua Barney
Joshua Barney was an American naval officer and privateer who served with distinction in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
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D.
Stephen Decatur
Stephen Decatur was a celebrated early 19th-century United States naval officer renowned for his daring exploits and heroism in multiple conflicts, including the Barbary Wars and the War of 1812.
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E.
John Paul Jones
John Paul Jones was a renowned American Revolutionary War naval commander often called the "Father of the U.S. Navy" for his daring sea victories against the British.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate agent
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity |
covert shipbuilding negotiations in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
evasion of British neutrality laws ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British shipbuilding firms during the American Civil War
ⓘ
Laird Brothers shipyard ⓘ |
| basedIn | Liverpool ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Liverpool ⓘ |
| commissionedShip |
CSS Alabama
ⓘ
CSS Florida ⓘ CSS Shenandoah ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfBirth | 1823-06-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1901-01-07 ⓘ |
| employer | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Bulloch ⓘ |
| fullName |
James D. Bulloch
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Dunwoody Bulloch
|
| genreOfWork | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| influenced | historiography of Confederate naval strategy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| middleName |
Dunwoody, Georgia
ⓘ
surface form:
Dunwoody
|
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Confederate naval procurement in Europe during the American Civil War
ⓘ
organizing construction and acquisition of Confederate warships in Britain ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ secret agent ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Savannah
ⓘ
surface form:
Savannah, Georgia
|
| placeOfDeath | Liverpool ⓘ |
| rank | naval officer ⓘ |
| relationType | uncle of Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| relative | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| residence | Liverpool ⓘ |
| role | Confederate naval agent in Europe ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Confederate States Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of Confederate naval operations ⓘ |
| usedCover | commercial shipping and brokerage activities in Britain ⓘ |
| wrote | The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James D. Bulloch Description of subject: James D. Bulloch was a prominent Confederate naval officer and secret agent who orchestrated the construction and acquisition of warships in Britain for the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Dunwoody Bulloch
this entity surface form:
James Dunwoody Bulloch