Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle
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This phrase refers to the legendary steadfastness of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, whose resolute stand in combat earned him his famous nickname.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1154051 — 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: Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle Context triple: [First Battle of Bull Run, nicknameOriginDetail, Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle]
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A.
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
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B.
fighting at Devil’s Den
Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.
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C.
battle of Ai
The Battle of Ai is a biblical conflict in the Book of Joshua in which the Israelites, after an initial defeat attributed to disobedience, ultimately capture and destroy the Canaanite city of Ai through a strategic ambush.
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D.
fighting at the Peach Orchard
Fighting at the Peach Orchard was a pivotal and fiercely contested phase of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by intense combat around a key salient in the Union line on July 2, 1863.
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E.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle Target entity description: This phrase refers to the legendary steadfastness of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, whose resolute stand in combat earned him his famous nickname.
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A.
Battle of Jericho
The Battle of Jericho is a biblical event in which the Israelites, led by Joshua, captured the fortified city of Jericho after its walls miraculously collapsed following seven days of ritual encirclement and trumpet blasts.
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B.
fighting at Devil’s Den
Fighting at Devil’s Den was a fierce and pivotal clash on the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by brutal close-quarters combat among rocky terrain between Union and Confederate forces.
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C.
battle of Ai
The Battle of Ai is a biblical conflict in the Book of Joshua in which the Israelites, after an initial defeat attributed to disobedience, ultimately capture and destroy the Canaanite city of Ai through a strategic ambush.
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D.
fighting at the Peach Orchard
Fighting at the Peach Orchard was a pivotal and fiercely contested phase of the Battle of Gettysburg, marked by intense combat around a key salient in the Union line on July 2, 1863.
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E.
Battle of Diamond Hill
The Battle of Diamond Hill was a major engagement of the Second Boer War in June 1900 near Pretoria, where British forces under Lord Roberts clashed with Boer commandos in an effort to break their defensive positions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical phrase ⓘ |
| approximateDate | July 21, 1861 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Civil War
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Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| battleLocation | near Manassas, Virginia ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
American Civil War popular memory
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Civil War histories ⓘ biographies of Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
| describes |
steadfastness in combat
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unyielding defensive stand ⓘ |
| hasConnotation |
courage
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military heroism ⓘ resolve ⓘ |
| hasContext | Confederate line rallying under fire ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Look, men, there stands Jackson like a stone wall
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There stands Jackson like a stone wall ⓘ |
| historicity | disputed in exact wording ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Stonewall Jackson
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surface form:
Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson
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| refersToEvent |
First Battle of Bull Run
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First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
surface form:
First Battle of Manassas
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| relatesTo |
Civil War military lore
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nickname origin stories ⓘ |
| sourceOfNickname | Stonewall ⓘ |
| usedAs |
metaphor for firmness
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metaphor for unshakable defense ⓘ |
| utteredBy | Brigadier General Barnard Elliott Bee Jr. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle Description of subject: This phrase refers to the legendary steadfastness of Confederate General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, whose resolute stand in combat earned him his famous nickname.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
First Battle of Bull Run
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nicknameOriginDetail
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Jackson reportedly stood like a stone wall during the battle
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