W. H. L. Wallace
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W. H. L. Wallace was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and mortal wounding at the Battle of Shiloh.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W. H. L. Wallace canonical | 1 |
| William H. L. Wallace | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720860 — 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: W. H. L. Wallace Context triple: [Hornet's Nest, frontCommander, W. H. L. Wallace]
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A.
Wallace Akers
Wallace Akers was a British industrial chemist and administrator who played a key role in the United Kingdom’s early atomic energy and nuclear weapons research during World War II.
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B.
Walter Hamilton
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
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C.
Howard Ralston
Howard Ralston was an early 20th-century American film actor known for appearing in silent-era productions, including the 1920 adaptation of "Pollyanna."
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D.
Baird Wallace
Baird Wallace was an American child actor best known for his role in the film "Tea with Mussolini."
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E.
Robert Woodlark
Robert Woodlark was a 15th-century English priest and academic who served as Provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and is best known for establishing St Catharine’s College at the University of Cambridge.
- 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: W. H. L. Wallace Target entity description: W. H. L. Wallace was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and mortal wounding at the Battle of Shiloh.
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A.
Wallace Akers
Wallace Akers was a British industrial chemist and administrator who played a key role in the United Kingdom’s early atomic energy and nuclear weapons research during World War II.
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B.
Walter Hamilton
Walter Hamilton is a relatively obscure individual whose primary distinction is sharing the surname associated with the more widely known Hamilton family name.
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C.
Howard Ralston
Howard Ralston was an early 20th-century American film actor known for appearing in silent-era productions, including the 1920 adaptation of "Pollyanna."
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D.
Baird Wallace
Baird Wallace was an American child actor best known for his role in the film "Tea with Mussolini."
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E.
Robert Woodlark
Robert Woodlark was a 15th-century English priest and academic who served as Provost of King’s College, Cambridge, and is best known for establishing St Catharine’s College at the University of Cambridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military personnel
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1821-07-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Urbana, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Ottawa, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| commanded | 2nd Division, Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1862-04-10 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Savannah, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Rock River Seminary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | William Hervey Lamme Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| honoredBy | monuments at Shiloh National Military Park ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movedTo | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive stand at Shiloh on April 6, 1862
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leadership of Union defenses in the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Fort Donelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | practicing attorney in Illinois ⓘ |
| professionBeforeWar | lawyer in Ottawa, Illinois ⓘ |
| rememberedFor | steadfast leadership under heavy Confederate attack at Shiloh ⓘ |
| residence | Ottawa, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Charles Ferguson Smith
NERFINISHED
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Ulysses S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1862 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | Mexican–American War era ⓘ |
| spouse | Ann Wallace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfService | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedAt | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfPromotionToBrigadierGeneral | 1862 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: W. H. L. Wallace Description of subject: W. H. L. Wallace was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and mortal wounding at the Battle of Shiloh.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
William H. L. Wallace