Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan
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Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan is the autobiographical account of Union General Philip H. Sheridan’s military career and experiences during the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2204120 — 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: Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan Context triple: [Philip Sheridan, notableWork, Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan]
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A.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
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B.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
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C.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant is the autobiographical work of the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general, renowned for its clear prose, candid reflections, and significant historical insight into the war and his life.
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D.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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E.
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington is a 19th-century biographical work offering personal anecdotes and insights into George Washington’s life and character, written by his step-grandson George Washington Parke Custis.
- 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: Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan Target entity description: Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan is the autobiographical account of Union General Philip H. Sheridan’s military career and experiences during the American Civil War and Reconstruction.
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A.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
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B.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
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C.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant is the autobiographical work of the 18th U.S. president and Civil War general, renowned for its clear prose, candid reflections, and significant historical insight into the war and his life.
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D.
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer
Memoirs of an Infantry Officer is Siegfried Sassoon’s semi-autobiographical World War I novel that vividly portrays the psychological and moral impact of trench warfare on a young British officer.
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E.
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington
Recollections and Private Memoirs of Washington is a 19th-century biographical work offering personal anecdotes and insights into George Washington’s life and character, written by his step-grandson George Washington Parke Custis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Abraham Lincoln
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Confederate States Army ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ Union Army ⓘ United States Army generals ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ military leadership ⓘ military strategy ⓘ postwar Reconstruction policies ⓘ |
| author |
Philip Sheridan
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surface form:
Philip Henry Sheridan
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describes |
American Civil War
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Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Reconstruction era ⓘ Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War ⓘ
surface form:
Shenandoah Valley campaigns
Union Army campaigns ⓘ cavalry operations in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| genre |
historical memoir
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military memoir ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalSubject |
Philip Sheridan
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surface form:
Philip Henry Sheridan
|
| hasPart |
accounts of major Civil War battles
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descriptions of interactions with other Union generals ⓘ personal reflections on command decisions ⓘ recollections of Reconstruction duty in the South ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
19th-century American military history
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post–Civil War Reconstruction in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literarySubject |
19th-century United States history
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military history of the United States ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Philip Sheridan
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surface form:
Philip Henry Sheridan
|
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| portrays |
Union cavalry operations
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Union military campaigns in the Eastern Theater ⓘ conditions of soldiers during the American Civil War ⓘ political tensions during Reconstruction ⓘ |
| setting |
Southern United States during Reconstruction
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
battlefields of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
American Civil War
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Reconstruction era ⓘ
surface form:
Reconstruction era in the United States
|
| workOfAuthor |
Philip Sheridan
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surface form:
Philip Henry Sheridan
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