Cadmus M. Wilcox
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Cadmus M. Wilcox was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry divisions in the Army of Northern Virginia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cadmus M. Wilcox canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8337082 — 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: Cadmus M. Wilcox Context triple: [Battle of White Oak Road, commander, Cadmus M. Wilcox]
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A.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
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B.
William R. Burnham
William R. Burnham was an American architect known for his partnership in the Denver-based firm Edbrooke and Burnham, which designed prominent late 19th-century buildings.
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C.
William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds was an American film editor renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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D.
Stevens T. Mason
Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.
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E.
Frederick Quitman
Frederick Quitman was the son of prominent American politician and Mexican–American War general John A. Quitman.
- 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: Cadmus M. Wilcox Target entity description: Cadmus M. Wilcox was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry divisions in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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A.
W. K. Pendleton
W. K. Pendleton was a 19th-century American Restoration Movement leader and educator closely associated with Alexander Campbell and the publication of The Millennial Harbinger.
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B.
William R. Burnham
William R. Burnham was an American architect known for his partnership in the Denver-based firm Edbrooke and Burnham, which designed prominent late 19th-century buildings.
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C.
William H. Reynolds
William H. Reynolds was an American film editor renowned for his work on numerous classic Hollywood films across several decades.
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D.
Stevens T. Mason
Stevens T. Mason was the first governor of the U.S. state of Michigan, known as the "Boy Governor" for taking office at an unusually young age and leading Michigan to statehood.
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E.
Frederick Quitman
Frederick Quitman was the son of prominent American politician and Mexican–American War general John A. Quitman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate Army general
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person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
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United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWithState | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored | rifle and light infantry tactics manual for the U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Salem Church NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Seven Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oak Hill Cemetery, Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classRankAtUSMA | 54th out of 59 ⓘ |
| commanded |
Wilcox's Brigade
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
division in the Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1824-05-20 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1890-12-02 ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Cadmus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| middleName | Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier General
ⓘ
Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of infantry brigades and divisions in the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wayne County, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| postwarOccupation | government clerk in Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| promotionToBrigadierGeneral | 1861-10-21 ⓘ |
| promotionToMajorGeneral | 1863-08-03 ⓘ |
| resignationDate | 1861-06-08 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | commissioned into the U.S. Army in 1846 ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Elizabeth Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfOrigin | North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cadmus M. Wilcox Description of subject: Cadmus M. Wilcox was a Confederate major general in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry divisions in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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