Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson
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Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson was a Confederate brigade commander in the American Civil War, best known for leading Texas troops in major battles such as Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149837 — 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: Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson Context triple: [Fighting at Devil’s Den, commanderSide2, Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson]
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Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt was a United States Army medical officer and hospital administrator honored for his service by having the DeWitt Army Community Hospital named after him.
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B.
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the famed Louisiana Tigers brigade in several major battles, including Gettysburg.
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C.
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale was a senior United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II, known for his leadership in Pacific air operations.
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D.
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
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E.
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in action in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson College.
- 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: Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson Target entity description: Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson was a Confederate brigade commander in the American Civil War, best known for leading Texas troops in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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A.
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt
Brigadier General Wallace DeWitt was a United States Army medical officer and hospital administrator honored for his service by having the DeWitt Army Community Hospital named after him.
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B.
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays
Brigadier General Harry T. Hays was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the famed Louisiana Tigers brigade in several major battles, including Gettysburg.
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C.
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale
Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale was a senior United States Army Air Forces officer in World War II, known for his leadership in Pacific air operations.
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D.
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
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E.
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson
Brigadier General William Lee Davidson was an American Revolutionary War officer from North Carolina who was killed in action in 1781 and later honored as the namesake of Davidson College.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate Army general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1815-03-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Woodford County, Kentucky, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakwood Cemetery, Waco, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| command |
Hood's Texas Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1890-01-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Waco, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Jerome Bonaparte Robertson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Jerome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| middleName | Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Aunt Polly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a Texas brigade in the American Civil War
ⓘ
leading Texas troops at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableUnitCommanded |
1st Texas Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
3rd Arkansas Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 4th Texas Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 5th Texas Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chickamauga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gaines' Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Second Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarProfession |
doctor
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frontier physician ⓘ |
| regionAssociatedWith | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
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Hood's Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Texas militia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfResidence | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson Description of subject: Brigadier General Jerome B. Robertson was a Confederate brigade commander in the American Civil War, best known for leading Texas troops in major battles such as Gettysburg.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at Devil’s Den