Little Powell
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Little Powell was the nickname of Confederate Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, a prominent corps commander in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Little Powell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6762466 — 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: Little Powell Context triple: [A.P. Hill, nickname, Little Powell]
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A.
Wahpekute
Wahpekute are a historical band of the Eastern Dakota (Sioux) people traditionally associated with regions of present-day Minnesota and surrounding areas.
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B.
Walapai
Walapai is an alternate name for the Hualapai, a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona.
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C.
Moses Coulee
Moses Coulee is a large, steep-walled canyon in central Washington State carved by Ice Age floods, known for its dramatic basalt cliffs and distinctive Channeled Scablands geology.
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D.
Gros Ventre
Gros Ventre refers to a Native American tribe of the Northern Plains, traditionally associated with areas of present-day Montana and Alberta and known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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E.
Hat Creek
Hat Creek is a small rural community and scenic waterway in Northern California known for its trout fishing, volcanic landscapes, and proximity to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
- 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: Little Powell Target entity description: Little Powell was the nickname of Confederate Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, a prominent corps commander in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
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A.
Wahpekute
Wahpekute are a historical band of the Eastern Dakota (Sioux) people traditionally associated with regions of present-day Minnesota and surrounding areas.
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B.
Walapai
Walapai is an alternate name for the Hualapai, a Native American tribe traditionally inhabiting northwestern Arizona.
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C.
Moses Coulee
Moses Coulee is a large, steep-walled canyon in central Washington State carved by Ice Age floods, known for its dramatic basalt cliffs and distinctive Channeled Scablands geology.
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D.
Gros Ventre
Gros Ventre refers to a Native American tribe of the Northern Plains, traditionally associated with areas of present-day Montana and Alberta and known for their nomadic buffalo-hunting culture.
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E.
Hat Creek
Hat Creek is a small rural community and scenic waterway in Northern California known for its trout fishing, volcanic landscapes, and proximity to Lassen Volcanic National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| appliedTo | Ambrose Powell Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Culpeper County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Richmond, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| commanded | Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1865-04-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Petersburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| hasFamilyName | Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMiddleName | Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRankOf | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| killedBy | Union soldier ⓘ |
| knownFor | rapid marches and aggressive tactics ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militarySpecialty | artillery officer ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | derived from his middle name Powell and small stature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | corps command in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousRank |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
Major General ⓘ |
| promotedToLieutenantGeneral | 1863-05-24 ⓘ |
| refersTo | A. P. Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reinterredAt | Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | John Hunt Morgan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| servedAs |
corps commander in the Army of Northern Virginia
ⓘ
division commander in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Mexican–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kitty Morgan McClung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Little Powell Description of subject: Little Powell was the nickname of Confederate Lieutenant General A.P. Hill, a prominent corps commander in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
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