Colonel John W. McLane
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Colonel John W. McLane was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry in key engagements such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel John W. McLane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195432 — 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: Colonel John W. McLane Context triple: [83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, commander, Colonel John W. McLane]
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A.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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D.
Major G. L. M. Clauson
Major G. L. M. Clauson was a British official and heraldic designer best known for creating the coat of arms used on the flag of the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
- 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: Colonel John W. McLane Target entity description: Colonel John W. McLane was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry in key engagements such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
Colonel Maxcy Gregg
Colonel Maxcy Gregg was a Confederate officer and brigade commander from South Carolina who fought in several major battles of the American Civil War before being mortally wounded at Fredericksburg.
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B.
Colonel George F. James
Colonel George F. James was a notable figure in California history whose prominence led to the town of Jamestown being named in his honor.
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C.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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D.
Major G. L. M. Clauson
Major G. L. M. Clauson was a British official and heraldic designer best known for creating the coat of arms used on the flag of the Falkland Islands.
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E.
Colonel Alexander Bliss
Colonel Alexander Bliss was a 19th-century American editor and publisher best known for requesting and preserving one of the authoritative manuscript copies of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Union Army of the Potomac infantry regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRankAtUnit | Colonel of the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leadership of the 83rd Pennsylvania at Gettysburg
ⓘ
service as a Union regimental commander ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry commander ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | commanding the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gaines’ Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Malvern Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rank | Colonel ⓘ |
| service | Union volunteer infantry ⓘ |
| side | Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unit | 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel John W. McLane Description of subject: Colonel John W. McLane was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for leading the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry in key engagements such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.