Benjamin M. Prentiss
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Benjamin M. Prentiss was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Hornet’s Nest during the Battle of Shiloh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benjamin M. Prentiss canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5720859 — 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: Benjamin M. Prentiss Context triple: [Hornet's Nest, frontCommander, Benjamin M. Prentiss]
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A.
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss was a 19th-century American-born engineer and industrialist best known for founding a major armaments company in France and developing innovative artillery and machine guns.
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B.
Moses H. Sherman
Moses H. Sherman was an American railroad executive and real estate developer who played a key role in the early urban and transportation development of Los Angeles and the American Southwest.
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C.
Lyman J. Gage
Lyman J. Gage was an American banker and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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D.
William H. Steele
William H. Steele was an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as interred at Hackensack Cemetery in New Jersey.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- 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: Benjamin M. Prentiss Target entity description: Benjamin M. Prentiss was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Hornet’s Nest during the Battle of Shiloh.
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A.
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss
Benjamin B. Hotchkiss was a 19th-century American-born engineer and industrialist best known for founding a major armaments company in France and developing innovative artillery and machine guns.
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B.
Moses H. Sherman
Moses H. Sherman was an American railroad executive and real estate developer who played a key role in the early urban and transportation development of Los Angeles and the American Southwest.
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C.
Lyman J. Gage
Lyman J. Gage was an American banker and politician who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Presidents William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt.
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D.
William H. Steele
William H. Steele was an individual notable enough to be specifically recorded as interred at Hackensack Cemetery in New Jersey.
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E.
William Meade
William Meade was a prominent 19th-century American Episcopal bishop and religious leader known for his influential role in the church and in Virginia society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
ⓘ
Union Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bethany, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedAt | Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| commanded | Union forces at the Battle of Helena ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1819-11-23 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1901-02-08 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American ⓘ |
| familyName | Prentiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Benjamin Mayberry Prentiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Missouri (Freemasons)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. pension agent in Cairo, Illinois ⓘ police commissioner of Chicago ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
ⓘ
major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| notableEvent | organized and led Union troops from Illinois at the start of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableFor | defense of the Hornet’s Nest at the Battle of Shiloh ⓘ |
| notableWork | defense of the Hornet’s Nest at Shiloh ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
ⓘ
politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Helena
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belleville, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
now in Wood County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Bethany, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| preWarOccupation |
carpenter
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ |
| releasedInPrisonerExchange | 1862 ⓘ |
| residence |
Missouri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quincy, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Margaret Sowards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented |
Illinois
NERFINISHED
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Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOfWar | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Benjamin M. Prentiss Description of subject: Benjamin M. Prentiss was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Hornet’s Nest during the Battle of Shiloh.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.