Thomas W. Sherman
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Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas W. Sherman canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4455643 — 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: Thomas W. Sherman Context triple: [Battle of Port Hudson, commander, Thomas W. Sherman]
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A.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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B.
George H. Thomas
George H. Thomas was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, renowned for his steadfast leadership and key victories in the Western Theater.
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C.
Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant was an American military officer and diplomat who served as a general in the U.S. Army and the eldest son of President Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
Guy Levis Grant
Guy Levis Grant was an American dentist and educator best known as one of the ten founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- 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: Thomas W. Sherman Target entity description: Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
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A.
William Tecumseh Sherman
William Tecumseh Sherman was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, best known for his "March to the Sea" and his strategy of total war against the Confederacy.
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B.
George H. Thomas
George H. Thomas was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, renowned for his steadfast leadership and key victories in the Western Theater.
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C.
Frederick Dent Grant
Frederick Dent Grant was an American military officer and diplomat who served as a general in the U.S. Army and the eldest son of President Ulysses S. Grant.
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D.
Guy Levis Grant
Guy Levis Grant was an American dentist and educator best known as one of the ten founders of the historically Black fraternity Kappa Alpha Psi.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army general
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United States Army officer ⓘ historical figure ⓘ human ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Union military operations in the South
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Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Sherman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
military leadership
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military strategy ⓘ |
| genre | military history ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | Civil War-era Union leadership ⓘ |
| hasPart | command of Union forces in field operations ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brigadier general
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major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading significant Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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service as a Union general during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| notableRole | Union general in Western Theater campaigns ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Union operations in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
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Union operations in the coastal South during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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soldier ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union Army high command
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linked to:
Union Army high command (early Civil War)
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Union ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas W. Sherman Description of subject: Thomas W. Sherman was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, noted for leading significant operations in the Western Theater.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.