Mansfield Lovell
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Mansfield Lovell was a Confederate major general best known for his controversial command and loss of New Orleans to Union forces during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mansfield Lovell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3756524 — 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: Mansfield Lovell Context triple: [Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations), commander, Mansfield Lovell]
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Anne Walmesley
Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
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B.
Hawise de Beaumont
Hawise de Beaumont was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman noblewoman and countess, notable as a member of the influential Beaumont family and through her dynastic connections to the English royal court.
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C.
Mary Allerton
Mary Allerton was a Mayflower passenger who arrived in 1620 as a child and later became one of the longest-lived survivors of the original Plymouth colonists.
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D.
Dorothy Fane
Dorothy Fane was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent statesman in Georgian England.
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E.
Margaret Godolphin
Margaret Godolphin was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century, known primarily as the daughter of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and a member of the influential Godolphin family.
- 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: Mansfield Lovell Target entity description: Mansfield Lovell was a Confederate major general best known for his controversial command and loss of New Orleans to Union forces during the American Civil War.
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A.
Anne Walmesley
Anne Walmesley was an English gentlewoman of the 17th century best known as the mother of Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds, a prominent statesman under Charles II and William III.
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B.
Hawise de Beaumont
Hawise de Beaumont was a 12th-century Anglo-Norman noblewoman and countess, notable as a member of the influential Beaumont family and through her dynastic connections to the English royal court.
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C.
Mary Allerton
Mary Allerton was a Mayflower passenger who arrived in 1620 as a child and later became one of the longest-lived survivors of the original Plymouth colonists.
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D.
Dorothy Fane
Dorothy Fane was an 18th-century British aristocrat best known as the wife of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, a prominent statesman in Georgian England.
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E.
Margaret Godolphin
Margaret Godolphin was an English noblewoman of the early 18th century, known primarily as the daughter of Francis Godolphin, 2nd Earl of Godolphin, and a member of the influential Godolphin family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Confederate defenses along the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-10-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| blamedFor | fall of New Orleans to Union forces ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York
|
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| courtOfInquiryFinding | largely exonerated for the loss of New Orleans ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1884-06-01 ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Lovell ⓘ |
| fullName | Mansfield Lovell self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Mansfield ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | Confederate court of inquiry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major general ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| notableEvent | evacuation of Confederate forces from New Orleans in April 1862 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
command of the defenses of New Orleans during the American Civil War
ⓘ
loss of New Orleans to Union forces in 1862 ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | defense of New Orleans (1862) ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Confederate commander of the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana ⓘ |
| postWarActivity |
engaged in business in New York
ⓘ
worked as an engineer ⓘ |
| preWarExperience | Mexican–American War veteran ⓘ |
| preWarRole | deputy street commissioner of New York City ⓘ |
| residence |
New Orleans
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
New York City ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Jefferson Davis ⓘ |
| servedWith | Confederate general John C. Breckinridge ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
United States Army officer before the Civil War
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joined the Confederate Army in 1861 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| yearOfPromotionToMajorGeneral | 1861 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mansfield Lovell Description of subject: Mansfield Lovell was a Confederate major general best known for his controversial command and loss of New Orleans to Union forces during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.