Early's Division
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Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Early's Division canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5846266 — 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: Early's Division Context triple: [Isaac E. Avery, partOf, Early's Division]
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A.
Hood's Division
Hood's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by Major General John Bell Hood and noted for its fierce fighting in battles such as Gettysburg.
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Birney's Division
Birney's Division was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, notably engaged in fierce fighting at Gettysburg and other major Eastern Theater battles.
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McLaws’s Division
McLaws’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Lafayette McLaws and noted for its prominent role in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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Pettigrew’s Division
Pettigrew’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in the climactic assault at Gettysburg often referred to as Pickett’s Charge.
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E.
Sherman Division
The Sherman Division is a regional branch of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that handles federal cases arising from its designated counties in the Sherman area.
- 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: Early's Division Target entity description: Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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A.
Hood's Division
Hood's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by Major General John Bell Hood and noted for its fierce fighting in battles such as Gettysburg.
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B.
Birney's Division
Birney's Division was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, notably engaged in fierce fighting at Gettysburg and other major Eastern Theater battles.
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C.
McLaws’s Division
McLaws’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Lafayette McLaws and noted for its prominent role in major battles such as Gettysburg.
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D.
Pettigrew’s Division
Pettigrew’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in the climactic assault at Gettysburg often referred to as Pickett’s Charge.
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E.
Sherman Division
The Sherman Division is a regional branch of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas that handles federal cases arising from its designated counties in the Sherman area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army infantry division
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateActivePeriod | 1862–1865 ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
District of Columbia vicinity
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Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Jubal A. Early NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| campaign |
Gettysburg Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Mine Run Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Jubal A. Early NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Cedar Creek
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Stevens NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mine Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Monocacy NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Stonewall Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jubal A. Early NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
participated in Confederate advance on Washington, D.C. in July 1864
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took part in burning of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania in 1864 via elements under Early ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Jubal A. Early NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | aggressive offensive operations in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousCommanderOfCore | Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleAtChancellorsville | fought on the Confederate left and rear-guarded the army ⓘ |
| roleAtFredericksburg | held part of the Confederate right flank ⓘ |
| roleAtGettysburg |
assaulted Culp's Hill on July 2–3, 1863
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participated in the attack on the Union right flank ⓘ |
| roleAtSecondWinchester | helped clear the Shenandoah Valley prior to the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Richard S. Ewell
NERFINISHED
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Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field division ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Early's Division Description of subject: Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Isaac E. Avery
subject surface form:
Jubal A. Early