Major General Lafayette McLaws
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Major General Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his divisional command under General James Longstreet in major battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20256977 — 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 Lafayette McLaws Context triple: [Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, associatedWithCommander, Major General Lafayette McLaws]
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Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg and his death during that assault.
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B.
Major General D. H. Hill
Major General D. H. Hill was a Confederate Civil War commander known for his aggressive leadership in key battles, including his defense of positions such as the Sunken Road at Antietam.
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C.
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren was a prominent Union Army officer and engineer in the American Civil War, best known for his decisive leadership at key battles such as Gettysburg.
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D.
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in coastal artillery and military engineering, for whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
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E.
Major General Mason Patrick
Major General Mason Patrick was a senior U.S. Army officer and early aviation leader who served as Chief of the Air Service and helped shape the development of American military air power.
- 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: Major General Lafayette McLaws Target entity description: Major General Lafayette McLaws was a Confederate Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his divisional command under General James Longstreet in major battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
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A.
Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett
Brigadier General Richard B. Garnett was a Confederate officer in the American Civil War, noted for his leadership in Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg and his death during that assault.
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B.
Major General D. H. Hill
Major General D. H. Hill was a Confederate Civil War commander known for his aggressive leadership in key battles, including his defense of positions such as the Sunken Road at Antietam.
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C.
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren
Major General Gouverneur K. Warren was a prominent Union Army officer and engineer in the American Civil War, best known for his decisive leadership at key battles such as Gettysburg.
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D.
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis
Brigadier General Abraham Eustis was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in coastal artillery and military engineering, for whom Fort Eustis in Virginia was named.
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E.
Major General Mason Patrick
Major General Mason Patrick was a senior U.S. Army officer and early aviation leader who served as Chief of the Air Service and helped shape the development of American military air power.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Peach Orchard, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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Major General Lafayette McLaws
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