Edward O. C. Ord
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Edward O. C. Ord was a Union major general in the American Civil War known for his leadership in key campaigns, including the final operations leading to the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edward O. C. Ord canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6220608 — 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: Edward O. C. Ord Context triple: [Army of the James, commander, Edward O. C. Ord]
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Andrew Cunningham
Andrew Cunningham was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of World War II, noted for his leadership in major Mediterranean campaigns and his role in Allied amphibious operations.
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B.
Ernest Brown
Ernest Brown was a British Liberal National politician who served as Minister of Labour in Neville Chamberlain’s government before later becoming Secretary of State for Scotland.
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C.
Bernard E. Leake
Bernard E. Leake is a British geologist known for his influential work in petrology and mineralogy, including major contributions to the classification of amphiboles.
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D.
Alexander Cochrane Blyth
Alexander Cochrane Blyth was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Lake Placid, New York, whose contributions to the community led to the town’s major ice arena being named in his honor.
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E.
Archibald Alexander Leach
Archibald Alexander Leach was the birth name of Cary Grant, the iconic British-American film actor renowned for his debonair charm and roles in classic Hollywood cinema.
- 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: Edward O. C. Ord Target entity description: Edward O. C. Ord was a Union major general in the American Civil War known for his leadership in key campaigns, including the final operations leading to the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox.
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A.
Andrew Cunningham
Andrew Cunningham was a prominent British Royal Navy admiral of World War II, noted for his leadership in major Mediterranean campaigns and his role in Allied amphibious operations.
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B.
Ernest Brown
Ernest Brown was a British Liberal National politician who served as Minister of Labour in Neville Chamberlain’s government before later becoming Secretary of State for Scotland.
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C.
Bernard E. Leake
Bernard E. Leake is a British geologist known for his influential work in petrology and mineralogy, including major contributions to the classification of amphiboles.
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D.
Alexander Cochrane Blyth
Alexander Cochrane Blyth was a prominent local figure and benefactor in Lake Placid, New York, whose contributions to the community led to the town’s major ice arena being named in his honor.
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E.
Archibald Alexander Leach
Archibald Alexander Leach was the birth name of Cary Grant, the iconic British-American film actor renowned for his debonair charm and roles in classic Hollywood cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1818-10-18 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cumberland, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | yellow fever ⓘ |
| commanded |
Army of the James
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Department of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ Eighteenth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fourth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ Thirteenth Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Third Seminole War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1883-07-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Havana, Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
early plan for the city of Los Angeles, California
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fortifications in California ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Edward Otho Cresap Ord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Edward ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1839 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding Union forces in the final Appomattox Campaign
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participation in the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 7 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Dr. John’s Hill (Fort Harrison operations) NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fort Harrison NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Hatchie’s Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Iuka NERFINISHED ⓘ Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarOccupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| postWarRole |
commander of the Department of California
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commander of the Department of Texas ⓘ military commander in the Reconstruction South ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation | U.S. Army officer ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1839–1881 ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Mercer Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasEngineer | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edward O. C. Ord Description of subject: Edward O. C. Ord was a Union major general in the American Civil War known for his leadership in key campaigns, including the final operations leading to the surrender of Confederate forces at Appomattox.
Referenced by (1)
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