Henry L. Benning
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Henry L. Benning was a Confederate general and Georgia Supreme Court justice whose name was later given to the U.S. Army post Fort Benning.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Henry L. Benning canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4908479 — 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: Henry L. Benning Context triple: [Fort Benning, namedAfter, Henry L. Benning]
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A.
William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds was an American film editor renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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B.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
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C.
James G. Batterson
James G. Batterson was a 19th-century American businessman and insurance pioneer best known for founding what became the Travelers Companies.
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D.
Rufus Buckner
Rufus Buckner is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Buckner surname.
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E.
William F. Raynolds
William F. Raynolds was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for his surveying and exploratory expeditions in North America and beyond.
- 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: Henry L. Benning Target entity description: Henry L. Benning was a Confederate general and Georgia Supreme Court justice whose name was later given to the U.S. Army post Fort Benning.
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A.
William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds was an American film editor renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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B.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
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C.
James G. Batterson
James G. Batterson was a 19th-century American businessman and insurance pioneer best known for founding what became the Travelers Companies.
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D.
Rufus Buckner
Rufus Buckner is an individual notable enough to be recognized as a prominent bearer of the Buckner surname.
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E.
William F. Raynolds
William F. Raynolds was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for his surveying and exploratory expeditions in North America and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
Georgia Supreme Court justice ⓘ human ⓘ judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| barAdmission | Georgia bar ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1814-04-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Columbia County, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Confederate States of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commanded |
Benning's Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brigade in Hood's Division ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1875-07-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Columbus, Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| educatedAt | Franklin College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | University of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Henry Lewis Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Henry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | support for slavery ⓘ |
| memberOf | Supreme Court of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry L. Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | Fort Benning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service as a Confederate brigadier general
ⓘ
service on the Georgia Supreme Court ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 10 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ military officer ⓘ |
| partyAffiliation | Southern Democrat ⓘ |
| politicalRole | secession advocate ⓘ |
| positionHeld | justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Columbus, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfPrimaryActivity | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry L. Benning Description of subject: Henry L. Benning was a Confederate general and Georgia Supreme Court justice whose name was later given to the U.S. Army post Fort Benning.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.