Francis C. Barlow
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Francis C. Barlow was a prominent Union general of the American Civil War, known for his aggressive leadership in major battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis C. Barlow canonical | 1 |
| Francis Channing Barlow | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5810075 — 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: Francis C. Barlow Context triple: [II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), notableDivisionCommander, Francis C. Barlow]
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A.
Lucius A. Bigelow
Lucius A. Bigelow was a notable individual associated with the Bigelow family or lineage, recognized for his prominence or contributions in his field or community.
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B.
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.
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C.
Alvan C. Gillem
Alvan C. Gillem was a United States Army officer and Civil War veteran who later led federal troops in campaigns against Native American groups in the West.
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D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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E.
Benjamin M. Prentiss
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.
- 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: Francis C. Barlow Target entity description: Francis C. Barlow was a prominent Union general of the American Civil War, known for his aggressive leadership in major battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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A.
Lucius A. Bigelow
Lucius A. Bigelow was a notable individual associated with the Bigelow family or lineage, recognized for his prominence or contributions in his field or community.
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B.
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.
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C.
Alvan C. Gillem
Alvan C. Gillem was a United States Army officer and Civil War veteran who later led federal troops in campaigns against Native American groups in the West.
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D.
Samuel L. M. Barlow
Samuel L. M. Barlow is a notable individual who shares the surname Barlow and is recognized as a distinguished bearer of that name.
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E.
Benjamin M. Prentiss
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War veteran
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1834-10-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1896-01-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard College
Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName | Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Francis Channing Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldOffice |
New York Attorney General
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New York Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aggressive leadership in combat
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commanding Barlow's division at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| middleName | Channing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| notableCommanderOf |
1st Division, II Corps
NERFINISHED
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1st Division, XI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of the XI Corps division at Gettysburg
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leadership at the Battle of Antietam ⓘ leadership at the Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ leadership at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
|
| promotedToRank |
brigadier general in 1862
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major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| residence | New York City, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Arabella Wharton Griffith Barlow
NERFINISHED
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Ellen Shaw Barlow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Francis C. Barlow Description of subject: Francis C. Barlow was a prominent Union general of the American Civil War, known for his aggressive leadership in major battles such as Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Francis Channing Barlow
this entity surface form:
Francis Channing Barlow