Brigadier General John W. Geary
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Brigadier General John W. Geary was a Union officer in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure, serving as governor of both the Kansas Territory and Pennsylvania.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20827338 — 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: Brigadier General John W. Geary Context triple: [2nd Division, XII Corps, commander, Brigadier General John W. Geary]
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Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb was a Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his decisive leadership defending Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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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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Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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Brigadier General William W. Burns
Brigadier General William W. Burns was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who gained prominence for his leadership of the Philadelphia Brigade.
- 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: Brigadier General John W. Geary Target entity description: Brigadier General John W. Geary was a Union officer in the American Civil War who later became a prominent political figure, serving as governor of both the Kansas Territory and Pennsylvania.
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A.
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb
Brigadier General Alexander S. Webb was a Union Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient best known for his decisive leadership defending Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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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.
Brigadier General James Winchester
Brigadier General James Winchester was an American military officer and War of 1812 commander who played a prominent role in early western campaigns, including the ill-fated operations in the Northwest Territory.
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D.
Major-General George F. Hopkinson
Major-General George F. Hopkinson was a British Army officer and airborne warfare pioneer who led elite paratroop and glider forces during the Second World War.
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E.
Brigadier General William W. Burns
Brigadier General William W. Burns was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War who gained prominence for his leadership of the Philadelphia Brigade.
- F. None of above. chosen
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