George Stoneman
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George Stoneman was an American Civil War Union cavalry general who later served as the 15th governor of California.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| George Stoneman canonical | 6 |
| George Stoneman Jr. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3677550 — 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: George Stoneman Context triple: [Robert Waterman, precededBy, George Stoneman]
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A.
Wesley Merritt
Wesley Merritt was a United States Army general who led American forces in the Spanish–American War and briefly served as the first American military governor of the Philippines.
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B.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
J. Buford Boone
J. Buford Boone was an American newspaper editor and publisher best known for his courageous civil rights advocacy in Alabama, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1957.
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D.
Patrick Wheeler
Patrick Wheeler is a central character in the 2013 American drama film "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," which explores love, crime, and sacrifice in rural Texas.
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E.
Lewis R. First
Lewis R. First is a prominent American pediatrician and academic leader best known for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Pediatrics.
- 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: George Stoneman Target entity description: George Stoneman was an American Civil War Union cavalry general who later served as the 15th governor of California.
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A.
Wesley Merritt
Wesley Merritt was a United States Army general who led American forces in the Spanish–American War and briefly served as the first American military governor of the Philippines.
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B.
Joseph Wheeler
Joseph Wheeler was a prominent American military officer who served as a Confederate cavalry general during the Civil War and later as a U.S. Army general in the Spanish–American War.
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C.
J. Buford Boone
J. Buford Boone was an American newspaper editor and publisher best known for his courageous civil rights advocacy in Alabama, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 1957.
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D.
Patrick Wheeler
Patrick Wheeler is a central character in the 2013 American drama film "Ain't Them Bodies Saints," which explores love, crime, and sacrifice in rural Texas.
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E.
Lewis R. First
Lewis R. First is a prominent American pediatrician and academic leader best known for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Pediatrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War veteran
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Union Army general ⓘ cavalry officer ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| burialPlace | Bentley Cemetery, Lakewood, New York ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1822-08-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1894-09-05 ⓘ |
| education | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| familyName |
Stoneman
ⓘ
linked to:
Will Stoneman
|
| fullName |
George Stoneman Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
George Stoneman
|
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1846 ⓘ |
| hasCauseOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| honouredIn |
Stoneman Avenue in Alhambra, California
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Stoneman Lake, Arizona ⓘ Stoneman, Arizona ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brevet major general
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Major general of volunteers ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Captured during the Atlanta Campaign in 1864
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Led Stoneman's Raid during the Chancellorsville Campaign ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Service as a Union cavalry commander in the American Civil War
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Serving as Governor of California from 1883 to 1887 ⓘ |
| notableWork | Stoneman's Raid of 1865 in North Carolina and Virginia ⓘ |
| officeHeldInJurisdiction |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| placeOfBirth | Busti, New York ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| positionHeld |
15th Governor of California
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Commander of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ Commander of the Department of Arizona ⓘ Commander of the District of Arizona ⓘ Member of the California Railroad Commission ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles County, California
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linked to:
Los Angeles County
San Gabriel, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Gabriel, California, United States
|
| servedIn | Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| signatureImage | Signature of George Stoneman (1822–1894).svg ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary Oliver Hardisty ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1887-01-08 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1883-01-10 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: George Stoneman Description of subject: George Stoneman was an American Civil War Union cavalry general who later served as the 15th governor of California.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: George Stoneman