Josiah Tattnall III
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Josiah Tattnall III was a United States Navy officer who later served as a Confederate naval commander during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josiah Tattnall III canonical | 4 |
| Josiah Tattnall | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4717950 — 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: Josiah Tattnall III Context triple: [Battle of Port Royal, commanderConfederate, Josiah Tattnall III]
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A.
James Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who played a key role in the annexation of Texas and became a prominent political leader in the mid-19th century.
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B.
Asa Tift
Asa Tift was a 19th-century Key West salvager and businessman whose former residence later became the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum.
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C.
Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and a U.S. congressman, known for his role in the state's early development and politics.
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D.
Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs was an American politician from Georgia who became a prominent leader of the Confederacy, serving as its first Secretary of State and later as a Confederate general during the Civil War.
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E.
Henry J. Toombs
Henry J. Toombs was an American architect known for designing projects associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
- 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: Josiah Tattnall III Target entity description: Josiah Tattnall III was a United States Navy officer who later served as a Confederate naval commander during the American Civil War.
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A.
James Pinckney Henderson
James Pinckney Henderson was an American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman who played a key role in the annexation of Texas and became a prominent political leader in the mid-19th century.
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B.
Asa Tift
Asa Tift was a 19th-century Key West salvager and businessman whose former residence later became the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum.
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C.
Wilson Lumpkin
Wilson Lumpkin was a 19th-century American politician who served as governor of Georgia and a U.S. congressman, known for his role in the state's early development and politics.
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D.
Robert Toombs
Robert Toombs was an American politician from Georgia who became a prominent leader of the Confederacy, serving as its first Secretary of State and later as a Confederate general during the Civil War.
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E.
Henry J. Toombs
Henry J. Toombs was an American architect known for designing projects associated with Franklin D. Roosevelt, including the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Navy officer
ⓘ
United States Navy officer ⓘ naval officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Confederate States of America
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| appointedAs | midshipman in the United States Navy ⓘ |
| appointmentDate | 1812-01-01 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1795-11-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| commanded |
CSS Virginia
ⓘ
Confederate naval forces at Savannah ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1871-06-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Savannah, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| education | United States Navy midshipman training ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | American of English descent ⓘ |
| familyName |
Tattnall
ⓘ
linked to:
Tattnall County
|
| fullName | Josiah Tattnall III ⓘ |
| givenName | Josiah ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Josiah Tattnall II
ⓘ
linked to:
Josiah Tattnall Jr.
|
| joined | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial decision to scuttle CSS Virginia in 1862
ⓘ
service in both the United States Navy and the Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
captain
ⓘ
flag officer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
command of CSS Virginia (ex-USS Merrimack) in 1862
ⓘ
command of Confederate naval defenses of Savannah ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ Second Barbary War ⓘ War of 1812 ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial |
Bonaventure Cemetery
ⓘ
Savannah, Georgia ⓘ
linked to:
Savannah
|
| positionHeld | commander of the Gosport Navy Yard defenses (Confederate) ⓘ |
| resignationDate | 1861-02-21 ⓘ |
| resignedFrom | United States Navy ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Home Squadron
ⓘ
Mediterranean Squadron ⓘ Pacific Squadron ⓘ
linked to:
Asiatic Squadron
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Josiah Tattnall III Description of subject: Josiah Tattnall III was a United States Navy officer who later served as a Confederate naval commander during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Josiah Tattnall III
linked to: Josiah Tattnall III