Belle Boyd
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Belle Boyd was a famed Confederate spy during the American Civil War, known for passing crucial information to Southern forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belle Boyd canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11877480 — 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: Belle Boyd Context triple: [Belle Boyd House, namedAfter, Belle Boyd]
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A.
Mary Ann Porter Herold
Mary Ann Porter Herold was the mother of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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B.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, better known as Bess Truman, was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman.
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D.
Cynthia Ann Stanton Baum
Cynthia Ann Stanton Baum was the mother of American author L. Frank Baum, best known for writing "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Maryellen Elberta Meade
Maryellen Elberta Meade was the wife of renowned American aeronautical engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, a key figure behind Lockheed’s Skunk Works.
- 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: Belle Boyd Target entity description: Belle Boyd was a famed Confederate spy during the American Civil War, known for passing crucial information to Southern forces.
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A.
Mary Ann Porter Herold
Mary Ann Porter Herold was the mother of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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B.
Mary Alice Herold
Mary Alice Herold is known primarily as the sister of David Herold, one of the conspirators involved in the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, better known as Bess Truman, was the First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman.
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D.
Cynthia Ann Stanton Baum
Cynthia Ann Stanton Baum was the mother of American author L. Frank Baum, best known for writing "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz."
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E.
Maryellen Elberta Meade
Maryellen Elberta Meade was the wife of renowned American aeronautical engineer Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, a key figure behind Lockheed’s Skunk Works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War spy
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Confederate spy ⓘ person ⓘ spy ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| arrestedBy | Union authorities ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Shenandoah Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1844-05-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Martinsburg, Virginia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Martinsburg, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Spring Grove Cemetery, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart disease ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1900-06-11 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Kilbourn City, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detainedAt | Old Capitol Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | white American ⓘ |
| fullName | Isabella Maria Boyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre | memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Isabella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole | female intelligence operative in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nickname |
Belle Boyd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cleopatra of the Secession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
activities in the Shenandoah Valley campaign
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espionage for the Confederacy during the American Civil War ⓘ passing military information to Confederate forces ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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spy ⓘ stage actress ⓘ |
| performedAs | lecturer on her war experiences ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Martinsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| spiedAgainst | United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spiedFor | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
John Swainston Hammond
NERFINISHED
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Nathaniel High NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel Wylde Hardinge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | biographies about Confederate spies ⓘ |
| wrote | Belle Boyd in Camp and Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belle Boyd Description of subject: Belle Boyd was a famed Confederate spy during the American Civil War, known for passing crucial information to Southern forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.