Don Carlos Buell
E158518
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Don Carlos Buell canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Don Carlos Buell Context triple: [Battle of Shiloh, commander, Don Carlos Buell]
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Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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B.
Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
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C.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
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D.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Don Carlos Buell Target entity description: Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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A.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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B.
Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
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C.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
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D.
John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
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E.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War general
ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Perryville
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh ⓘ Corinth campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Corinth Campaign
Battle of Perryville ⓘ
surface form:
Perryville Campaign
|
| birthDate | 1818-03-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Lowell, Ohio
ⓘ
Washington County, Ohio ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Bellefontaine Cemetery
ⓘ
St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| classRankAtGraduation | 32nd out of 52 ⓘ |
| command | Army of the Ohio ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
failure to aggressively pursue Confederate forces after Perryville
ⓘ
slowness and caution in offensive operations ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1898-11-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
United States Military Academy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Military Academy at West Point
|
| education | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Buell ⓘ |
| fullName | Don Carlos Buell self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Don ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cautious leadership in the Western Theater
ⓘ
controversial role in key Civil War campaigns ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Commanded Union forces in the Kentucky Campaign of 1862
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Led Union reinforcements to Shiloh in April 1862 ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| position | Commander of the Army of the Ohio ⓘ |
| postMilitaryOccupation |
businessman
ⓘ
railroad executive ⓘ |
| predecessorInCommand |
William Tecumseh Sherman
ⓘ
surface form:
William T. Sherman (in some Western Theater responsibilities)
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| reasonForRemoval | perceived lack of aggressiveness and failure to secure Kentucky decisively ⓘ |
| removedFromCommand | 1862-10 ⓘ |
| residence |
Indiana
ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1841–1864 ⓘ |
| successorInCommand |
William Rosecrans
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surface form:
William S. Rosecrans
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| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
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Subject: Don Carlos Buell Description of subject: Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
Referenced by (15)
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