Major General James Harrison Wilson
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Major General James Harrison Wilson was a Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War, noted for leading highly effective late-war raids deep into Confederate territory.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Major General James H. Wilson | 1 |
| Major General James Harrison Wilson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12598055 — 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: Major General James Harrison Wilson Context triple: [Wilson's Raid, commander, Major General James Harrison Wilson]
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A.
Major General William Devereaux
Major General William Devereaux is a fictional high-ranking U.S. Army officer portrayed by Bruce Willis in the 1998 political thriller film "The Siege."
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B.
Brigadier General Powell Clayton
Brigadier General Powell Clayton was a 19th-century American military officer, Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, and later U.S. senator and diplomat.
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C.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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D.
Major General William H. French
Major General William H. French was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps and divisions in major Eastern Theater battles.
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E.
Major General John S. Wood
Major General John S. Wood was a prominent U.S. Army officer in World War II, best known for leading the 4th Armored Division with aggressive, fast-moving tactics that contributed significantly to Allied successes in Europe.
- 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: Major General James Harrison Wilson Target entity description: Major General James Harrison Wilson was a Union cavalry officer in the American Civil War, noted for leading highly effective late-war raids deep into Confederate territory.
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A.
Major General William Devereaux
Major General William Devereaux is a fictional high-ranking U.S. Army officer portrayed by Bruce Willis in the 1998 political thriller film "The Siege."
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B.
Brigadier General Powell Clayton
Brigadier General Powell Clayton was a 19th-century American military officer, Reconstruction-era governor of Arkansas, and later U.S. senator and diplomat.
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C.
Major General John P. Lucas
Major General John P. Lucas was a U.S. Army officer in World War II best known for leading the VI Corps during the Allied landings at Anzio in the Italian Campaign.
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D.
Major General William H. French
Major General William H. French was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who commanded infantry corps and divisions in major Eastern Theater battles.
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E.
Major General John S. Wood
Major General John S. Wood was a prominent U.S. Army officer in World War II, best known for leading the 4th Armored Division with aggressive, fast-moving tactics that contributed significantly to Allied successes in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Major General James H. Wilson