Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander)
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Ulysses S. Grant was the leading Union general of the American Civil War who orchestrated the final campaigns that defeated the Confederacy and later became the 18th president of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9417070 — 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: Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander) Context triple: [Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War, UnionCommander1864, Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander)]
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A.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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B.
Thomas W. Sherman
Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
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C.
Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant was an American military officer and diplomat who served as a general in the U.S. Army and the eldest son of President Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
Samuel Simpson Grant
Samuel Simpson Grant was a member of the Simpson–Grant family connected to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant through his mother, Hannah Simpson Grant.
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E.
Guy Levis Grant
Guy Levis Grant was an American dentist and educator best known as one of the ten founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
- 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: Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander) Target entity description: Ulysses S. Grant was the leading Union general of the American Civil War who orchestrated the final campaigns that defeated the Confederacy and later became the 18th president of the United States.
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A.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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B.
Thomas W. Sherman
Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
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C.
Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant was an American military officer and diplomat who served as a general in the U.S. Army and the eldest son of President Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
Samuel Simpson Grant
Samuel Simpson Grant was a member of the Simpson–Grant family connected to U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant through his mother, Hannah Simpson Grant.
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E.
Guy Levis Grant
Guy Levis Grant was an American dentist and educator best known as one of the ten founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
President of the United States
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human ⓘ military commander ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Sam
NERFINISHED
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US Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses Simpson Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battles |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Shiloh NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-04-27 ⓘ |
| birthName | Hiram Ulysses Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | throat cancer ⓘ |
| child |
Ellen Wrenshall Grant
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Dent Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Jesse Root Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1865-04-09 ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1885-07-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Mount McGregor, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| educationEnd | 1843 ⓘ |
| educationStart | 1839 ⓘ |
| fullName | Hiram Ulysses Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationRank | 21st out of 39 ⓘ |
| marriageStart | 1848-08-22 ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
General of the Army of the United States
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Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| notableEvent | accepted Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Union armies to victory in the American Civil War
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overseeing Reconstruction as US president ⓘ |
| notableWork | Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 4 ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| portrait | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5d/Ulysses_S._Grant_1870-1880.jpg ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
18th President of the United States
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Commanding General of the United States Army ⓘ Secretary of War ad interim of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Andrew Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restingPlace | General Grant National Memorial, New York City, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signature | https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/Ulysses_S_Grant_Signature.svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Julia Dent Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Rutherford B. Hayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1877-03-04 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1869-03-04 ⓘ |
| vicePresident |
Henry Wilson
NERFINISHED
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Schuyler Colfax NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander) Description of subject: Ulysses S. Grant was the leading Union general of the American Civil War who orchestrated the final campaigns that defeated the Confederacy and later became the 18th president of the United States.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War
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UnionCommander1864
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Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union commander)
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