The Spy of the Rebellion
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The Spy of the Rebellion is a 19th-century non-fiction work detailing Civil War–era espionage and intelligence operations, written by detective and Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Spy of the Rebellion canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1751517 — 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: The Spy of the Rebellion Context triple: [Allan Pinkerton, authorOf, The Spy of the Rebellion]
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A.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
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B.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
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C.
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion is a historical work by American publisher and author George Palmer Putnam that recounts events of the American Civil War.
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D.
The Liberator
The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that became a leading voice in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
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E.
Penman of the Revolution
Penman of the Revolution is the honorific given to John Dickinson, a Founding Father renowned for his influential pre-Revolutionary political writings that shaped American colonial resistance to British rule.
- 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: The Spy of the Rebellion Target entity description: The Spy of the Rebellion is a 19th-century non-fiction work detailing Civil War–era espionage and intelligence operations, written by detective and Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton.
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A.
High Water Mark of the Rebellion
The High Water Mark of the Rebellion is a landmark on the Gettysburg battlefield marking the farthest advance of Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge and symbolizing the turning point of the American Civil War.
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B.
Points of Rebellion
Points of Rebellion is a 1969 book by U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas that critiques social and political injustices in America and warns of rising civil unrest if reforms are not made.
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C.
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion
Chronicles of the Great Rebellion is a historical work by American publisher and author George Palmer Putnam that recounts events of the American Civil War.
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D.
The Liberator
The Liberator was a prominent 19th-century American abolitionist newspaper that became a leading voice in the movement to end slavery in the United States.
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E.
Penman of the Revolution
Penman of the Revolution is the honorific given to John Dickinson, a Founding Father renowned for his influential pre-Revolutionary political writings that shaped American colonial resistance to British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
covert communications
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military intelligence gathering ⓘ secret service of the Union ⓘ spy networks ⓘ surveillance during wartime ⓘ |
| author | Allan Pinkerton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Confederate spies
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Union spies ⓘ counterintelligence ⓘ covert operations ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
written by Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton
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linked to:
Allan Pinkerton
|
| genre |
American Civil War history
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intelligence studies ⓘ military history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
detective
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spymaster ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | Union perspective ⓘ |
| historicalRegionCovered |
Confederate states
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linked to:
Confederate States of America
Union states ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Union Army intelligence ⓘ espionage ⓘ intelligence operations ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Spy of the Rebellion Description of subject: The Spy of the Rebellion is a 19th-century non-fiction work detailing Civil War–era espionage and intelligence operations, written by detective and Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton.
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