Romeyn B. Ayres
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Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Francis E. Patterson | 1 |
| Romeyn B. Ayres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8337076 — 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: Romeyn B. Ayres Context triple: [Battle of White Oak Road, commander, Romeyn B. Ayres]
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A.
Willis C. Hawley
Willis C. Hawley was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Oregon best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
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B.
Rufus M. Porter
Rufus M. Porter was a 19th-century American inventor, painter, and publisher best known for founding the influential magazine Scientific American.
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C.
Arthur B. Sleigh
Arthur B. Sleigh was a 19th-century British Army officer and journalist best known for establishing the influential London newspaper that became The Daily Telegraph.
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D.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
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E.
George N. Humphrey
George N. Humphrey was an American businessman and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for shaping and promoting the administration’s fiscally conservative “Modern Republican” economic policies.
- 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: Romeyn B. Ayres Target entity description: Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.
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A.
Willis C. Hawley
Willis C. Hawley was an American politician and U.S. Representative from Oregon best known for co-sponsoring the protectionist Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act of 1930.
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B.
Rufus M. Porter
Rufus M. Porter was a 19th-century American inventor, painter, and publisher best known for founding the influential magazine Scientific American.
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C.
Arthur B. Sleigh
Arthur B. Sleigh was a 19th-century British Army officer and journalist best known for establishing the influential London newspaper that became The Daily Telegraph.
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D.
Francis Lathrop
Francis Lathrop was an American artist and illustrator of the late 19th century, known for his stained glass, mural work, and book illustrations.
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E.
George N. Humphrey
George N. Humphrey was an American businessman and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President Dwight D. Eisenhower, known for shaping and promoting the administration’s fiscally conservative “Modern Republican” economic policies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army general ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
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United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1825-12-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
East Creek, Montgomery County, New York
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buriedAt | West Point Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | complications from diabetes ⓘ |
| commissionedInto | 4th U.S. Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1888-12-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
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Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName | Ayres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foughtIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Five Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Romeyn Beck Ayres NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Romeyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1847 ⓘ |
| knownFor | leadership of infantry units in late-war battles of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brevet major general
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Brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableFor | command of infantry divisions in the V Corps ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Mexican–American War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarActivity | served in the Regular Army after the Civil War ⓘ |
| promotedTo | brigadier general of volunteers ⓘ |
| promotionDate | 1863-05-12 ⓘ |
| receivedTitle |
brevet brigadier general, U.S. Army
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brevet major general, U.S. Army ⓘ brevet major general, U.S. Volunteers ⓘ |
| servedInUnit |
Regular Division of V Corps
NERFINISHED
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V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Emily Louis Gerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Romeyn B. Ayres Description of subject: Romeyn B. Ayres was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for his leadership of infantry units in key late-war battles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Francis E. Patterson