Department of the Missouri
E361117
The Department of the Missouri was a major Union Army administrative and military command in the American Civil War, overseeing operations across much of the trans-Mississippi West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Department of the Missouri canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3469796 — 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: Department of the Missouri Context triple: [Grenville M. Dodge, servedIn, Department of the Missouri]
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A.
Office of the Governor of Missouri
The Office of the Governor of Missouri is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing state laws, and overseeing statewide administrative functions under the elected governor.
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B.
Missouri state government
The Missouri state government is the governmental authority of the U.S. state of Missouri, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce state laws and oversee statewide public policy and administration.
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C.
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is a statewide law enforcement agency responsible for traffic safety, criminal investigations, and public safety services across the state of Missouri.
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D.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is a state government agency responsible for managing Missouri’s natural, cultural, and energy resources, including state parks and historic sites.
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E.
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration is a state government agency responsible for managing Mississippi’s financial operations, budgeting, and various administrative services.
- 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: Department of the Missouri Target entity description: The Department of the Missouri was a major Union Army administrative and military command in the American Civil War, overseeing operations across much of the trans-Mississippi West.
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A.
Office of the Governor of Missouri
The Office of the Governor of Missouri is the executive branch office responsible for leading the state government, implementing state laws, and overseeing statewide administrative functions under the elected governor.
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B.
Missouri state government
The Missouri state government is the governmental authority of the U.S. state of Missouri, comprising executive, legislative, and judicial branches that create and enforce state laws and oversee statewide public policy and administration.
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C.
Missouri State Highway Patrol
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is a statewide law enforcement agency responsible for traffic safety, criminal investigations, and public safety services across the state of Missouri.
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D.
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is a state government agency responsible for managing Missouri’s natural, cultural, and energy resources, including state parks and historic sites.
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E.
Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration
The Mississippi Department of Finance and Administration is a state government agency responsible for managing Mississippi’s financial operations, budgeting, and various administrative services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army department
ⓘ
military administrative district ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Arkansas
ⓘ
Territory of Colorado ⓘ
surface form:
Colorado Territory
Dakota Territory ⓘ Indian Territory ⓘ Indian frontier ⓘ Iowa ⓘ Kansas ⓘ Minnesota ⓘ Missouri ⓘ Nebraska Territory ⓘ New Mexico Territory ⓘ Trans-Mississippi West ⓘ Utah Territory ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1865 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of campaigns against Confederate forces in Arkansas and Indian Territory
ⓘ
oversight of Union military operations in the trans-Mississippi West ⓘ protection of Union communications and supply lines west of the Mississippi River ⓘ suppression of Confederate guerrilla activity in Missouri and Kansas ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
St. Louis, Missouri
|
| inception | 1862 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Major General Grenville M. Dodge
ⓘ
Henry W. Halleck ⓘ
surface form:
Major General Henry W. Halleck
Major General John M. Schofield ⓘ Major General Samuel R. Curtis ⓘ William Rosecrans ⓘ
surface form:
Major General William S. Rosecrans
|
| notableEvent |
administration of Union response to guerrilla warfare in Missouri
ⓘ
coordination of operations related to the Battle of Pea Ridge region ⓘ coordination of operations related to the Battle of Wilson’s Creek vicinity ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Department of War
ⓘ
surface form:
United States War Department
|
| partOf | Union Army ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Army of the Frontier
ⓘ
District of Central Missouri ⓘ District of Colorado ⓘ United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas ⓘ
surface form:
District of Eastern Arkansas
District of Iowa ⓘ United States District of Kansas ⓘ
surface form:
District of Kansas
United States District Court for the District of Nebraska ⓘ
surface form:
District of Nebraska
District of North Missouri ⓘ District of Southeast Missouri ⓘ
surface form:
District of Rolla
District of Southwest Missouri ⓘ St. Louis District, Louisiana Territory ⓘ
surface form:
District of St. Louis
West Tennessee ⓘ
surface form:
District of West Tennessee
District of the Border ⓘ Oklahoma Panhandle ⓘ
surface form:
District of the Plains
District of the Upper Arkansas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Department of the Missouri Description of subject: The Department of the Missouri was a major Union Army administrative and military command in the American Civil War, overseeing operations across much of the trans-Mississippi West.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.