John Fulton Reynolds
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John Fulton Reynolds was a prominent Union Army major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Fulton Reynolds canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7923677 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Fulton Reynolds Context triple: [John F. Reynolds, fullName, John Fulton Reynolds]
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A.
Walter Grady Roberts
Walter Grady Roberts was an American actor and playwright best known as the father of actress Julia Roberts.
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B.
John Ernest Dunn
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C.
James Flack Norris
James Flack Norris was an American chemist and influential educator known for his work in organic chemistry and for helping shape early 20th-century chemical education in the United States.
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D.
George Daniel Weaver
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E.
Robert Hall Weir
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- 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: John Fulton Reynolds Target entity description: John Fulton Reynolds was a prominent Union Army major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
Walter Grady Roberts
Walter Grady Roberts was an American actor and playwright best known as the father of actress Julia Roberts.
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B.
John Ernest Dunn
John Ernest Dunn was an American businessman and entrepreneur best known as the founder of JE Dunn Construction, one of the largest construction companies in the United States.
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C.
James Flack Norris
James Flack Norris was an American chemist and influential educator known for his work in organic chemistry and for helping shape early 20th-century chemical education in the United States.
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D.
George Daniel Weaver
George Daniel Weaver, better known as Buck Weaver, was an American third baseman for the Chicago White Sox and one of the players banned from Major League Baseball for life following the 1919 Black Sox scandal.
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E.
Robert Hall Weir
Robert Hall Weir is an American musician best known as a founding member, rhythm guitarist, and vocalist of the rock band the Grateful Dead.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military personnel
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States of America ⓘ |
| army | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1820-09-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthState | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Lancaster Cemetery, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-07-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Fulton Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSibling | William Reynolds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honoredBy | Reynolds Monument at Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memorial | equestrian statue in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| middleName | Fulton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryAcademyClassYear | 1841 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major general ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
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leadership in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
brigade commander in the Army of the Potomac
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commander of I Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ division commander in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| roleAtGettysburg | senior Union commander on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
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George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | commissioned as second lieutenant in the U.S. Army ⓘ |
| serviceYears | 1841-1863 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Fulton Reynolds Description of subject: John Fulton Reynolds was a prominent Union Army major general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership and death on the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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