Fort Logan in Colorado named after him
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American politician
Union Army general
United States Representative
United States Senator
former United States Army post
human
John Alexander Logan was a prominent American Civil War general and influential politician whose legacy includes having Fort Logan in Colorado named in his honor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Logan in Colorado named after him canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4367520 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Logan in Colorado named after him Context triple: [John Alexander Logan, honor, Fort Logan in Colorado named after him]
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Fort Riley, Kansas (named after him)
Fort Riley, Kansas is a major U.S. Army installation in north-central Kansas known historically as a cavalry post and today as a key training center for American soldiers.
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B.
Tomb named General Grant National Memorial
The Tomb named General Grant National Memorial is the monumental mausoleum in New York City that serves as the final resting place of U.S. Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia.
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C.
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is a historic U.S. military burial ground located within Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, known for interring veterans and service members from multiple American conflicts.
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D.
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving as a burial ground for American veterans and notable public figures.
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E.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
The United States Air Force Academy Cemetery is a military burial ground at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, serving as the final resting place for distinguished Air Force personnel and academy affiliates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fort Logan in Colorado named after him Target entity description: John Alexander Logan was a prominent American Civil War general and influential politician whose legacy includes having Fort Logan in Colorado named in his honor.
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A.
Fort Riley, Kansas (named after him)
Fort Riley, Kansas is a major U.S. Army installation in north-central Kansas known historically as a cavalry post and today as a key training center for American soldiers.
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B.
Tomb named General Grant National Memorial
The Tomb named General Grant National Memorial is the monumental mausoleum in New York City that serves as the final resting place of U.S. Civil War general and 18th President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia.
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C.
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is a historic U.S. military burial ground located within Fort Leavenworth in Kansas, known for interring veterans and service members from multiple American conflicts.
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D.
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe National Cemetery is a United States national military cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico, serving as a burial ground for American veterans and notable public figures.
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E.
United States Air Force Academy Cemetery
The United States Air Force Academy Cemetery is a military burial ground at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, serving as the final resting place for distinguished Air Force personnel and academy affiliates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ United States Representative ⓘ United States Senator ⓘ former United States Army post ⓘ human ⓘ |
| buriedAt | United States Capitol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1826-02-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1886-12-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Shiloh College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of Louisville School of Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor |
Logan County, Oklahoma named after him
ⓘ
Logan Square in Chicago named after him ⓘ statue in Logan Circle, Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasPartInMottoOrSlogan | "Let us have peace" (associated with veterans' reconciliation efforts) ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of John A. Logan ⓘ |
| honorificEponym | Fort Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for veterans and establishment of Memorial Day
ⓘ
leadership as a Union general in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Grand Army of the Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
Republican Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Alexander Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Vice President of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | Order establishing Decoration Day (Memorial Day) observances NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Jackson County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
ⓘ
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives ⓘ Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois ⓘ United States Senator from Illinois ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Simmerson Cunningham Logan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fort Logan in Colorado named after him Description of subject: John Alexander Logan was a prominent American Civil War general and influential politician whose legacy includes having Fort Logan in Colorado named in his honor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.