Confederate Army of Mississippi

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Confederate field army military unit

The Confederate Army of Mississippi was a major Confederate field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, notably commanded by generals such as Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Army of Mississippi	14
Confederate Army of Mississippi canonical	6
Confederate Army of the Mississippi	2
Army of Mississippi (Confederate)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1091019 — 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: Confederate Army of Mississippi
Context triple: [Battle of Shiloh, hasParticipant, Confederate Army of Mississippi]

A. Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
B. Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a major Union field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded at various times by generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
C. Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
D. Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.
E. 15th Alabama Infantry
The 15th Alabama Infantry was a Confederate Civil War regiment best known for its fierce but unsuccessful assault on Union positions at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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: Confederate Army of Mississippi
Target entity description: The Confederate Army of Mississippi was a major Confederate field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, notably commanded by generals such as Albert Sidney Johnston and P.G.T. Beauregard.

A. Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
B. Army of the Tennessee
The Army of the Tennessee was a major Union field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, commanded at various times by generals such as Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman.
C. Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
D. Army of Northern Virginia
The Army of Northern Virginia was the Confederacy’s principal field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, renowned for its major campaigns and battles under General Robert E. Lee.
E. 15th Alabama Infantry
The 15th Alabama Infantry was a Confederate Civil War regiment best known for its fierce but unsuccessful assault on Union positions at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Confederate field army ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	Confederate States of America ⓘ
associatedWith	Confederate military operations west of the Appalachians ⓘ
belligerentIn	Union–Confederate conflict in the Western Theater ⓘ
commandStructure	under Confederate War Department ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	Confederate States of America ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Corinth ⓘ linked to: Second Battle of Corinth Battle of Iuka ⓘ Battle of Shiloh ⓘ Western Theater campaigns ⓘ linked to: Western Theater of the American Civil War
higherCommand	Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ American Civil War era ⓘ linked to: American Civil War
militaryBranch	army ⓘ
namedAfter	Mississippi ⓘ
notableCommander	Albert Sidney Johnston ⓘ Braxton Bragg ⓘ P. G. T. Beauregard ⓘ linked to: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
notableFor	participation in early major battles in the Western Theater ⓘ
operatedIn	Mississippi ⓘ Tennessee ⓘ Western Confederate states ⓘ
partOf	Confederate States Army ⓘ
role	defense of Confederate territory in the West ⓘ offensive operations in the Western Theater ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
theater	Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type	field army ⓘ

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