Robert Gould Shaw
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Robert Gould Shaw was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War best known for commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American units in the Union forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Robert Gould Shaw canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3398198 — 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: Robert Gould Shaw Context triple: [Shaw, namedAfter, Robert Gould Shaw]
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Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Union Army officer, college professor, and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his heroic defense of the Union flank at Gettysburg and later service as governor of Maine.
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B.
Philip Kearny
Philip Kearny was a prominent United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War, renowned for his aggressive leadership and battlefield bravery.
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C.
Charles Devens
Charles Devens was a 19th-century American lawyer, Union Army general in the Civil War, and U.S. Attorney General who also served as a judge and politician from Massachusetts.
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D.
William Howe Crane
William Howe Crane was an American lawyer and the older brother of author Stephen Crane, known for his legal career and support of his sibling's literary pursuits.
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E.
John Schofield
John Schofield was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
- 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: Robert Gould Shaw Target entity description: Robert Gould Shaw was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War best known for commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American units in the Union forces.
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A.
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a Union Army officer, college professor, and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his heroic defense of the Union flank at Gettysburg and later service as governor of Maine.
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B.
Philip Kearny
Philip Kearny was a prominent United States Army officer and Union general during the American Civil War, renowned for his aggressive leadership and battlefield bravery.
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C.
Charles Devens
Charles Devens was a 19th-century American lawyer, Union Army general in the Civil War, and U.S. Attorney General who also served as a judge and politician from Massachusetts.
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D.
William Howe Crane
William Howe Crane was an American lawyer and the older brother of author Stephen Crane, known for his legal career and support of his sibling's literary pursuits.
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E.
John Schofield
John Schofield was a Union Army general during the American Civil War who later served as U.S. Secretary of War and Commanding General of the U.S. Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army officer
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abolitionist ⓘ human ⓘ military personnel of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States (Union)
|
| associatedWith |
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
|
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Glory (1989 film)
ⓘ
surface form:
film "Glory" (1989)
|
| commissionedRank | second lieutenant ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1837-10-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1863-07-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfMarriage | 1863-05-02 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard College (attended, did not graduate)
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St. John’s College, Cambridge (attended briefly) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | white American ⓘ |
| familyName | Shaw ⓘ |
| father | Francis George Shaw ⓘ |
| fullName | Robert Gould Shaw self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Robert ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
Robert Gould Shaw and Massachusetts 54th Regiment Memorial
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surface form:
Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial, Boston Common
|
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | death in battle ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableEvent | led the assault on Fort Wagner on 1863-07-18 ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfBurial | mass grave at Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Morris Island
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surface form:
Morris Island, South Carolina, United States
|
| placeOfMarriage |
New York City, New York, United States of America
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
|
| portrayedBy | Matthew Broderick ⓘ |
| previousUnit |
2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
2nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
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| promotedTo |
captain
ⓘ
colonel ⓘ |
| rank | colonel ⓘ |
| religion | Unitarianism ⓘ |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Staten Island ⓘ
surface form:
Staten Island, New York, United States
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| serviceEnd | 1863 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| socialClass |
Boston Brahmins
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surface form:
Boston Brahmin
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| spouse | Annie Kneeland Haggerty ⓘ |
| supported | enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union Army ⓘ |
| unitCommanded |
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Robert Gould Shaw Description of subject: Robert Gould Shaw was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War best known for commanding the 54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, one of the first African American units in the Union forces.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Shaw