The Blue and the Gray
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The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blue and the Gray canonical | 16 |
| The Blue and the Gray universe | 2 |
| Anne in "The Blue and the Gray" | 1 |
| The Blue and the Gray (1982 miniseries) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T964948 — 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: The Blue and the Gray Context triple: [Sterling Hayden, notableWork, The Blue and the Gray]
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A.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
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B.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
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C.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 American Civil War novel by Stephen Crane that follows a young Union soldier’s psychological struggle with fear, courage, and self-identity in battle.
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D.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Blue and the Gray Target entity description: The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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A.
From Manassas to Appomattox
From Manassas to Appomattox is the memoir of Confederate General James Longstreet, recounting his experiences and perspectives on major campaigns of the American Civil War.
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B.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
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C.
The Red Badge of Courage
The Red Badge of Courage is an 1895 American Civil War novel by Stephen Crane that follows a young Union soldier’s psychological struggle with fear, courage, and self-identity in battle.
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D.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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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 (48)
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Subject: The Blue and the Gray Description of subject: The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
Referenced by (20)
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