Franklin Gardner
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Franklin Gardner was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War best known for leading the prolonged defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franklin Gardner canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4455641 — 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: Franklin Gardner Context triple: [Battle of Port Hudson, commander, Franklin Gardner]
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A.
Jan Gardner
Jan Gardner is an American politician who became the inaugural county executive of Frederick County, Maryland, leading the county’s transition to charter government.
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B.
Franklin Evans
Franklin Evans was an early 20th-century figure associated with polar exploration and research, recognized for his role in establishing the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England.
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C.
George Deever
George Deever is a pivotal character in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," serving as a morally driven figure whose return and accusations help expose the Keller family's buried guilt and wartime wrongdoing.
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D.
William Wasbrough Foster
William Wasbrough Foster was a Canadian mountaineer, military officer, and civic leader known for his prominent role in early 20th-century Canadian alpinism and public service.
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E.
Gridley Bryant
Gridley Bryant was a 19th-century American civil engineer best known for pioneering early railroad engineering and construction techniques in the United States.
- 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: Franklin Gardner Target entity description: Franklin Gardner was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War best known for leading the prolonged defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
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A.
Jan Gardner
Jan Gardner is an American politician who became the inaugural county executive of Frederick County, Maryland, leading the county’s transition to charter government.
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B.
Franklin Evans
Franklin Evans was an early 20th-century figure associated with polar exploration and research, recognized for his role in establishing the Scott Polar Research Institute in Cambridge, England.
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C.
George Deever
George Deever is a pivotal character in Arthur Miller's play "All My Sons," serving as a morally driven figure whose return and accusations help expose the Keller family's buried guilt and wartime wrongdoing.
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D.
William Wasbrough Foster
William Wasbrough Foster was a Canadian mountaineer, military officer, and civic leader known for his prominent role in early 20th-century Canadian alpinism and public service.
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E.
Gridley Bryant
Gridley Bryant was a 19th-century American civil engineer best known for pioneering early railroad engineering and construction techniques in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate Army general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| appointedAs |
brigadier general, Confederate States Army
ⓘ
major general, Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1823-01-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| burialPlace | Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
Confederate forces at Port Hudson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Hudson garrison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedAs | second lieutenant, 7th U.S. Infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1873-04-29 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vera Cruz NERFINISHED ⓘ Veracruz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Gardner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Franklin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| joined | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Military Academy Class of 1843 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of Port Hudson ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Siege of Port Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promotedTo | captain, U.S. Army ⓘ |
| rankAtPortHudson | major general ⓘ |
| relativeByMarriage | P. G. T. Beauregard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Mexican–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceYears |
1843–1861
ⓘ
1861–1865 ⓘ |
| sideDuringCivilWar | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Celeste Vidal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| surrenderDate | 1863-07-09 ⓘ |
| surrendered | Port Hudson, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Trans-Mississippi Theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Franklin Gardner Description of subject: Franklin Gardner was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War best known for leading the prolonged defense of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.