David Owen Dodd
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David Owen Dodd was a Confederate courier during the American Civil War who was executed as a spy at age 17 and later became known as the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Owen Dodd canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12362395 — 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: David Owen Dodd Context triple: [Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas, hasGraveOf, David Owen Dodd]
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A.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
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B.
James A. Saxton
James A. Saxton was an American banker and prominent Canton, Ohio businessman best known as the father of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley.
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C.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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D.
Ron Davis
Ron Davis is an editor known for his work on the publication "Queen and Country."
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E.
John D. Bulkeley
John D. Bulkeley was a highly decorated U.S. Navy vice admiral and World War II PT boat commander, best known for his daring actions in the Philippines and receiving the Medal of Honor.
- 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: David Owen Dodd Target entity description: David Owen Dodd was a Confederate courier during the American Civil War who was executed as a spy at age 17 and later became known as the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy.”
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A.
David Dodd
David Dodd was an American economist, Columbia Business School professor, and influential co-author of the classic value investing text "Security Analysis."
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B.
James A. Saxton
James A. Saxton was an American banker and prominent Canton, Ohio businessman best known as the father of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley.
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C.
James K. Boyce
James K. Boyce is an American economist known for his work on environmental economics, inequality, and the political economy of development.
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D.
Ron Davis
Ron Davis is an editor known for his work on the publication "Queen and Country."
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E.
John D. Bulkeley
John D. Bulkeley was a highly decorated U.S. Navy vice admiral and World War II PT boat commander, best known for his daring actions in the Philippines and receiving the Medal of Honor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Civil War spy
ⓘ
Confederate courier ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| accusedBy |
Union Army authorities
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Army
|
| ageAtDeath | 17 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Holly Cemetery, Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hanging ⓘ |
| charge | spying ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual memorial services in Arkansas
ⓘ
monuments in Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1846-11-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1864-01-08 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | White American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dodd ⓘ |
| father | Andrew Marion Dodd ⓘ |
| fullName | David Owen Dodd ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Boy Hero of the Confederacy
ⓘ
Boy Martyr of the Confederacy ⓘ
linked to:
Boy Hero of the Confederacy
|
| hasRelative | Andrew Marion Dodd ⓘ |
| historicalRole | Confederate civilian courier ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Confederate loyalty and sacrifice ⓘ |
| legalStatusAtDeath | convicted spy ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| memorializedIn | Confederate memory and Lost Cause narratives ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| mother | Lydia Echols Dodd ⓘ |
| movement | Confederate cause ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest near Little Rock for carrying coded information
ⓘ
military trial by Union authorities in Little Rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being executed as a Confederate spy
ⓘ
being known as the "Boy Hero of the Confederacy" ⓘ |
| occupation | courier ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Lavaca County, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Little Rock, Arkansas ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Arkansas ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Confederacy
ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate States of America
|
| subjectOf |
Civil War histories
ⓘ
biographical articles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Owen Dodd Description of subject: David Owen Dodd was a Confederate courier during the American Civil War who was executed as a spy at age 17 and later became known as the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.