Brevet Major General Seth Williams
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Brevet Major General Seth Williams was a distinguished Union Army officer and adjutant general during the American Civil War, noted for his administrative leadership and service on the staff of General George B. McClellan.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22823196 — 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: Brevet Major General Seth Williams Context triple: [Fort Williams, namedAfter, Brevet Major General Seth Williams]
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A.
Brevet Major General George Stoneman
Brevet Major General George Stoneman was a Union cavalry officer and Civil War general who later led frontier military operations in the American West.
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B.
Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson
Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who served as the fifth and longest-serving Commandant of the Marine Corps, significantly shaping the institution in the 19th century.
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C.
Major General Gordon Bennett
Major General Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army officer best known for leading troops in both World Wars and controversially escaping from Singapore after its fall in 1942.
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D.
Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams
Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his long, often underrecognized service in the Army of the Potomac.
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E.
Major General William Devereaux
Major General William Devereaux is a fictional high-ranking U.S. Army officer portrayed by Bruce Willis in the 1998 political thriller film "The Siege."
- 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: Brevet Major General Seth Williams Target entity description: Brevet Major General Seth Williams was a distinguished Union Army officer and adjutant general during the American Civil War, noted for his administrative leadership and service on the staff of General George B. McClellan.
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A.
Brevet Major General George Stoneman
Brevet Major General George Stoneman was a Union cavalry officer and Civil War general who later led frontier military operations in the American West.
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B.
Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson
Brevet Brigadier General Archibald Henderson was a U.S. Marine Corps officer who served as the fifth and longest-serving Commandant of the Marine Corps, significantly shaping the institution in the 19th century.
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C.
Major General Gordon Bennett
Major General Gordon Bennett was an Australian Army officer best known for leading troops in both World Wars and controversially escaping from Singapore after its fall in 1942.
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D.
Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams
Brigadier General Alpheus S. Williams was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War, best known for his leadership in major Eastern Theater campaigns and his long, often underrecognized service in the Army of the Potomac.
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E.
Major General William Devereaux
Major General William Devereaux is a fictional high-ranking U.S. Army officer portrayed by Bruce Willis in the 1998 political thriller film "The Siege."
- F. None of above. chosen
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