Bushrod Johnson’s division
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Bushrod Johnson’s division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia that fought in numerous key engagements during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bushrod Johnson’s division canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9940161 — 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: Bushrod Johnson’s division Context triple: [Battle of Lewis’s Farm, confederateDivisionInvolved, Bushrod Johnson’s division]
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A.
R. H. Anderson’s Division
R. H. Anderson’s Division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia that played a significant role in major Eastern Theater battles of the American Civil War.
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B.
Early's Division
Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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C.
Birney's Division
Birney's Division was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, notably engaged in fierce fighting at Gettysburg and other major Eastern Theater battles.
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D.
D. H. Hill’s Division
D. H. Hill’s Division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia, noted for its heavy engagement and severe casualties in major Civil War battles such as Antietam.
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E.
Hood's Division
Hood's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by Major General John Bell Hood and noted for its fierce fighting in battles such as Gettysburg.
- 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: Bushrod Johnson’s division Target entity description: Bushrod Johnson’s division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia that fought in numerous key engagements during the American Civil War.
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A.
R. H. Anderson’s Division
R. H. Anderson’s Division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia that played a significant role in major Eastern Theater battles of the American Civil War.
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B.
Early's Division
Early's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by General Jubal A. Early and noted for its role in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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C.
Birney's Division
Birney's Division was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, notably engaged in fierce fighting at Gettysburg and other major Eastern Theater battles.
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D.
D. H. Hill’s Division
D. H. Hill’s Division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia, noted for its heavy engagement and severe casualties in major Civil War battles such as Antietam.
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E.
Hood's Division
Hood's Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, commanded by Major General John Bell Hood and noted for its fierce fighting in battles such as Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army infantry division
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military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| approximateActivePeriod | 1863–1865 ⓘ |
| branch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Bushrod Rust Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagement |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cold Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Five Forks NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of North Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bushrod Rust Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Bushrod Rust Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond–Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| side | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
First Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field division ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bushrod Johnson’s division Description of subject: Bushrod Johnson’s division was a Confederate infantry formation in the Army of Northern Virginia that fought in numerous key engagements during the American Civil War.
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