Seth M. Barton
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Seth M. Barton was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War who was captured late in the conflict and is noted for his service in multiple major campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Seth M. Barton canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8761947 — 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: Seth M. Barton Context triple: [Battle of Sailor’s Creek, ConfederateGeneralsCaptured, Seth M. Barton]
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A.
Seth C. Bradford
Seth C. Bradford was a 19th-century American architect known for designing prominent Newport, Rhode Island mansions in the Italianate and Gothic Revival styles.
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B.
Brett M. Reed
Brett M. Reed is a film editor best known for his work on the 2010 action movie "The Expendables."
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C.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
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D.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Jeffrey S. Sutton is a prominent American jurist who serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and is known for his influential opinions on constitutional law and federalism.
- 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: Seth M. Barton Target entity description: Seth M. Barton was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War who was captured late in the conflict and is noted for his service in multiple major campaigns.
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A.
Seth C. Bradford
Seth C. Bradford was a 19th-century American architect known for designing prominent Newport, Rhode Island mansions in the Italianate and Gothic Revival styles.
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B.
Brett M. Reed
Brett M. Reed is a film editor best known for his work on the 2010 action movie "The Expendables."
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C.
Craig A. Stough
Craig A. Stough is an American local government leader who serves as the mayor of Sylvania, Ohio.
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D.
Stephen M. Kellen
Stephen M. Kellen was a prominent financier and philanthropist known for his leadership at Arnhold and S. Bleichroeder and his significant support of cultural and educational institutions.
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E.
Jeffrey S. Sutton
Jeffrey S. Sutton is a prominent American jurist who serves as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and is known for his influential opinions on constitutional law and federalism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate general
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1829-09-08 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | brigade in the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1900-04-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Seth Maxwell Barton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1849 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | Brigadier General ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in multiple major Confederate campaigns ⓘ |
| notableRankDate | promoted brigadier general in 1862 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | military officer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarOccupation | civil engineer ⓘ |
| postwarResidence | Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resignationReason | to join the Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBeforeWar | U.S. Army officer before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| spouse | Frances Page Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasCaptured | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seth M. Barton Description of subject: Seth M. Barton was a Confederate brigadier general in the American Civil War who was captured late in the conflict and is noted for his service in multiple major campaigns.
Referenced by (1)
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