Joshua Woodrow Sill
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Joshua Woodrow Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joshua Woodrow Sill canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7645698 — 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: Joshua Woodrow Sill Context triple: [Joshua W. Sill, fullName, Joshua Woodrow Sill]
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A.
Joshua Bowman
Joshua Bowman is a British actor best known for his role as Daniel Grayson on the television drama series "Revenge."
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B.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
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C.
Joshua S. Cosden Jr.
Joshua S. Cosden Jr. was an American socialite and oil heir known for his high-profile marriages and presence in mid-20th-century high society.
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D.
Walter Millsap III
Walter Millsap III is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with major R&B and pop artists.
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E.
Matthew Rutler
Matthew Rutler is an American film production assistant and guitarist best known for his long-term relationship and marriage to singer Christina Aguilera.
- 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: Joshua Woodrow Sill Target entity description: Joshua Woodrow Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
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A.
Joshua Bowman
Joshua Bowman is a British actor best known for his role as Daniel Grayson on the television drama series "Revenge."
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B.
Rod Tidwell
Rod Tidwell is a charismatic, outspoken professional football player in the film "Jerry Maguire," best known for his demand to "show me the money."
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C.
Joshua S. Cosden Jr.
Joshua S. Cosden Jr. was an American socialite and oil heir known for his high-profile marriages and presence in mid-20th-century high society.
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D.
Walter Millsap III
Walter Millsap III is an American record producer and songwriter known for his work with major R&B and pop artists.
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E.
Matthew Rutler
Matthew Rutler is an American film production assistant and guitarist best known for his long-term relationship and marriage to singer Christina Aguilera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedRank | colonel of volunteers ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1831-12-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Chillicothe, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed in battle by gunfire ⓘ |
| classRankAtGraduation | third in his class ⓘ |
| commanded |
33rd Ohio Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
brigade in the Army of the Cumberland ⓘ |
| commissionedAs | brevet second lieutenant ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleOfStonesRiver | 1862-12-31 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1862-12-31 ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Joshua Woodrow Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Joshua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| hasNamesake | Fort Sill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | naming of Fort Sill in Oklahoma ⓘ |
| killedInAction | Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Woodrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
death at the Battle of Stones River
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leadership in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, United States ⓘ |
| positionHeld | instructor at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| preWarRole |
military educator
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ordnance officer ⓘ |
| promotedTo | brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ |
| promotionDate | 1862-07-16 ⓘ |
| resignationYear | 1860 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedToServiceIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| servedIn | Ordnance Department of the United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Major General William S. Rosecrans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceNumberOfYears | approximately 11 years regular army service before Civil War ⓘ |
| sideInWar | Union ⓘ |
| taughtAt | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joshua Woodrow Sill Description of subject: Joshua Woodrow Sill was a Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death at the Battle of Stones River.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Joshua W. Sill