Alexander Hays
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Alexander Hays was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and bravery in key battles such as Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander Hays canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4877108 — 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: Alexander Hays Context triple: [Hays, Kansas, namedAfter, Alexander Hays]
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A.
Charles Logan
Charles Logan is a fictional U.S. President and recurring antagonist in the television series "24," known for his corruption, cowardice, and involvement in high-level conspiracies.
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B.
James Harrod
James Harrod was an American pioneer and early settler credited with founding Harrodsburg, the first permanent English settlement in Kentucky.
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C.
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1950s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
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E.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
- 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: Alexander Hays Target entity description: Alexander Hays was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and bravery in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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A.
Charles Logan
Charles Logan is a fictional U.S. President and recurring antagonist in the television series "24," known for his corruption, cowardice, and involvement in high-level conspiracies.
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B.
James Harrod
James Harrod was an American pioneer and early settler credited with founding Harrodsburg, the first permanent English settlement in Kentucky.
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C.
Grant Withers
Grant Withers was an American film actor known for his prolific work in Hollywood from the silent era through the 1950s, often appearing in Westerns and crime dramas.
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D.
Henry McDaniel
Henry McDaniel was the father of Academy Award–winning actress Hattie McDaniel, known primarily in historical records for this parental connection.
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E.
Theodore Hickman
Theodore Hickman is the charismatic yet self-deluding traveling salesman whose arrival and revelations drive the tragic unraveling of illusions in Eugene O’Neill’s play "The Iceman Cometh."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Gettysburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Seven Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1819-07-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| classRankAtUSMA | 20th of 25 ⓘ |
| commanded |
3rd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
63rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Brigade in II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1864-05-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Wilderness, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Alexander ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1844 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| nickname | Sandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | dramatically dragged captured Confederate flags in front of his line at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg
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personal bravery in combat ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Allegheny Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarCareer | civil engineer in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| promotedToBrigadierGeneral | 1862-09-29 ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| servedAs |
captain in the Mexican–American War
ⓘ
colonel of the 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry ⓘ |
| servedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInUnit | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1864 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1844 ⓘ |
| spouse | Annie McFadden Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Alexander Hays Description of subject: Alexander Hays was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and bravery in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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