Major General John B. Gordon
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Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major General John B. Gordon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8402837 — 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: Major General John B. Gordon Context triple: [Battle of Hatcher's Run, commander, Major General John B. Gordon]
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Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins
Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins was a pioneering U.S. Army Air Corps officer widely regarded as the "father of Air Force logistics" for his foundational work in organizing and modernizing military air supply and maintenance systems.
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Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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Hugh A. Drum
Hugh A. Drum was a senior United States Army general best known for his high-level command roles in both World War I and World War II.
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D.
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
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E.
William N. Pendleton
William N. Pendleton was a Confederate brigadier general and chief of artillery in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, known for organizing and commanding its artillery forces during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Major General John B. Gordon Target entity description: Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
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A.
Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins
Brigadier General Augustine Warner Robins was a pioneering U.S. Army Air Corps officer widely regarded as the "father of Air Force logistics" for his foundational work in organizing and modernizing military air supply and maintenance systems.
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B.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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C.
Hugh A. Drum
Hugh A. Drum was a senior United States Army general best known for his high-level command roles in both World War I and World War II.
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D.
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward
Brigadier General J. H. Hobart Ward was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for leading his brigade in hard fighting at battles such as Gettysburg.
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E.
William N. Pendleton
William N. Pendleton was a Confederate brigadier general and chief of artillery in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia, known for organizing and commanding its artillery forces during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American politician
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Confederate Army general ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lost Cause of the Confederacy movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authored | Reminiscences of the Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1832-02-06 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Upson County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| commanded | Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1904-01-09 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Miami, Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| familyName | Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Brown Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Major General ⓘ |
| notableFor | aggressive leadership as a Confederate corps commander ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of Georgia
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United States Senator from Georgia ⓘ |
| postwarActivity | public speaker on Civil War topics ⓘ |
| profession |
lawyer
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planter ⓘ |
| residence | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Fanny Haralson Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEndAsGovernorOfGeorgia | 1890 ⓘ |
| termEndAsUSSenator |
1880
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1897 ⓘ |
| termStartAsGovernorOfGeorgia | 1886 ⓘ |
| termStartAsUSSenator |
1873
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1891 ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Major General John B. Gordon Description of subject: Major General John B. Gordon was a prominent Confederate corps commander in the American Civil War, noted for his aggressive leadership in the Eastern Theater and later service as a U.S. senator and governor of Georgia.
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