Edwin V. Sumner
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Edwin V. Sumner was a senior Union Army general during the American Civil War, known for commanding II Corps in major battles and for his long prewar service on the Western frontier.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Edwin V. Sumner canonical | 7 |
| Edwin Vose Sumner | 2 |
| General Edwin Vose Sumner | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3079831 — 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: Edwin V. Sumner Context triple: [Battle of Fredericksburg, commander, Edwin V. Sumner]
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A.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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B.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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C.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
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D.
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew A. Humphreys was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later served as Chief of Engineers, recognized for his contributions to military engineering and topographical surveys.
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E.
Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Burnside was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, later serving as governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator, and is also remembered for his distinctive facial hair that inspired the term "sideburns."
- 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: Edwin V. Sumner Target entity description: Edwin V. Sumner was a senior Union Army general during the American Civil War, known for commanding II Corps in major battles and for his long prewar service on the Western frontier.
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A.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
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B.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
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C.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
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D.
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew A. Humphreys was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later served as Chief of Engineers, recognized for his contributions to military engineering and topographical surveys.
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E.
Ambrose Burnside
Ambrose Burnside was a Union Army general in the American Civil War, later serving as governor of Rhode Island and a U.S. senator, and is also remembered for his distinctive facial hair that inspired the term "sideburns."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
ⓘ
United States Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1797-01-30 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Oakwood Cemetery
ⓘ
Syracuse, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse
|
| causeOfDeath | illness ⓘ |
| commanded |
Department of the Missouri
ⓘ
Department of the Pacific ⓘ II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to:
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
regular cavalry units on the Western frontier ⓘ |
| conflict |
American Civil War
ⓘ
American Indian Wars ⓘ
linked to:
United States–Native American wars
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-03-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York
ⓘ
Syracuse, New York ⓘ
linked to:
Syracuse
|
| educatedAt | United States Army (on-the-job military training) ⓘ |
| familyName | Sumner ⓘ |
| givenName | Edwin ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brevet brigadier general
ⓘ
brigadier general ⓘ colonel ⓘ major general ⓘ |
| nickname | Bull Sumner ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
led II Corps across the Chickahominy River at the Battle of Seven Pines
ⓘ
oldest corps commander in the Army of the Potomac in 1862 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command at the Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
command at the Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ command at the Battle of Seven Pines ⓘ command in the Peninsula Campaign ⓘ command of II Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ service on the Western frontier ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of II Corps
ⓘ
corps commander ⓘ department commander ⓘ |
| residence | New York ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1819 ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edwin V. Sumner Description of subject: Edwin V. Sumner was a senior Union Army general during the American Civil War, known for commanding II Corps in major battles and for his long prewar service on the Western frontier.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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