Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
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The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion is the U.S. government’s massive, authoritative compilation of Union and Confederate military correspondence, reports, and orders from the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Official Records of the War of the Rebellion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10238782 — 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: Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Context triple: [Frank Blair Jr., describedBySource, Official Records of the War of the Rebellion]
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A.
Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac
"Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac" is a detailed Civil War-era account by Union General George B. McClellan analyzing the structure, operations, and battles of the principal Union army in the Eastern Theater.
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B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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C.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
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D.
Commentaries on the Civil War
Commentaries on the Civil War is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his campaigns and political struggle against Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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E.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
- 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: Official Records of the War of the Rebellion Target entity description: The Official Records of the War of the Rebellion is the U.S. government’s massive, authoritative compilation of Union and Confederate military correspondence, reports, and orders from the American Civil War.
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A.
Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac
"Report on the Organization and Campaigns of the Army of the Potomac" is a detailed Civil War-era account by Union General George B. McClellan analyzing the structure, operations, and battles of the principal Union army in the Eastern Theater.
-
B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
-
C.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
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D.
Commentaries on the Civil War
Commentaries on the Civil War is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his campaigns and political struggle against Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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E.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government publication
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historical document collection ⓘ primary source compilation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
O.R.
NERFINISHED
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OR NERFINISHED ⓘ Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledBy | United States War Records Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiles |
Confederate military correspondence
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Union military correspondence ⓘ battle reports ⓘ military orders ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| digitalAvailability |
available online via Cornell University Making of America
ⓘ
available online via Library of Congress ⓘ public domain ⓘ |
| documentType |
field reports
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general orders ⓘ letters ⓘ official reports ⓘ telegrams ⓘ |
| endOfPublication | 1901 ⓘ |
| isConsidered | authoritative reference on Civil War military operations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 128 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | preliminary Civil War document collections of the War Department ⓘ |
| publisher |
Government Printing Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States War Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the Rebellion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope |
Confederate Army records
ⓘ
Union Army records ⓘ naval operations (in part) ⓘ |
| series |
Series I
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Series II NERFINISHED ⓘ Series III NERFINISHED ⓘ Series IV ⓘ |
| series1Focus | formal reports of Union and Confederate armies ⓘ |
| series2Focus | prisoners of war ⓘ |
| series3Focus | Union authorities correspondence ⓘ |
| series4Focus | Confederate authorities correspondence ⓘ |
| startOfPublication | 1880 ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
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Confederate Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
genealogists
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historians ⓘ military scholars ⓘ |
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