Philip Sheridan

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Union Army general United States Army general human

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.

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Label	Occurrences
Philip H. Sheridan	37
Philip Sheridan canonical	26
Philip Henry Sheridan	5
Civil War General Philip Sheridan	1
General Sheridan	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T393875 — 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: Philip Sheridan
Context triple: [William Tecumseh Sherman, successor, Philip Sheridan]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
D. Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
E. Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
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: Philip Sheridan
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. John D. Schofield
John D. Schofield is a film producer best known for his work on major Hollywood productions, including the World War II drama "Enemy at the Gates."
D. Thomas Fairfax
Thomas Fairfax was a prominent 17th-century English general who led Parliament’s New Model Army to key victories during the English Civil War.
E. Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott was a prominent U.S. Army general and presidential candidate who served in multiple American conflicts, including the War of 1812 and the Mexican–American War, and helped shape early U.S. military strategy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army general ⓘ United States Army general ⓘ human ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
awardReceived	Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ Thanks of Congress ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ Indian Wars ⓘ linked to: United States–Native American wars Reconstruction Era military operations ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1831-03-06 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1888-08-05 ⓘ
educatedAt	United States Military Academy ⓘ
employer	United States Army ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Irish American ⓘ
familyName	Sheridan ⓘ
givenName	Philip ⓘ
hasPartInMottoOrQuote	“The only good Indian is a dead Indian” (attributed) ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army ⓘ United States Army ⓘ
militaryRank	General of the Army ⓘ Major General ⓘ
movement	Total war strategy in Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
notableBattle	Appomattox Court House ⓘ linked to: Appomattox Court House, Virginia Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ Battle of Chattanooga ⓘ linked to: Chattanooga Campaign Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ Battle of Fisher’s Hill ⓘ Battle of Five Forks ⓘ Battle of Missionary Ridge ⓘ Battle of Opequon ⓘ linked to: Battle of Cedar Creek Battle of Perryville ⓘ Battle of Stones River ⓘ Battle of Trevilian Station ⓘ Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) ⓘ Battle of Yellow Tavern (as cavalry commander) ⓘ
notableWork	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan ⓘ Overland Campaign (participation) ⓘ linked to: Overland Campaign Red River Campaign (participation) ⓘ Shenandoah Valley Campaign of 1864 ⓘ linked to: Valley Campaigns of 1864 Sheridan’s Ride ⓘ Sheridan’s Valley Campaign ⓘ linked to: Valley Campaigns of 1864
participantIn	Surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox ⓘ linked to: Battle of Appomattox Court House
placeOfBirth	Albany, New York ⓘ linked to: Albany
placeOfBurial	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Nonquitt, Massachusetts ⓘ
positionHeld	Commander of the Army of the Shenandoah ⓘ Commanding General of the United States Army ⓘ Military governor of the Fifth Military District ⓘ
religion	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Irene Rucker Sheridan ⓘ

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William Tecumseh Sherman → successor → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Union → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Commanding General of the United States Army → notableOfficeHolder → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Sheridan-Kalorama → namedAfter → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Union Army → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Sheridan Circle → namedAfter → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Valley Campaigns of 1864 → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Appomattox Station and Appomattox Court House operations → belligerentCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Grand Army of the Republic → notableMember → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Dinwiddie Court House → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Five Forks → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Amelia Springs → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Sailor’s Creek → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Appomattox Station → commandedBy → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Sheridan, Oregon → namedAfter → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Shenandoah Valley campaigns of the American Civil War → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Army of the Cumberland → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Philip Sheridan → hasHonorificTitle → General Sheridan ⓘ

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Sheridan → hasNotableBearer → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Military governor of the Fifth Military District → firstHolder → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Military governor of the Fifth Military District → officeHolder → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Sheridan’s Ride → mainSubject → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

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Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan → workOfAuthor → Philip Henry Sheridan ⓘ

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Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan → hasAutobiographicalSubject → Philip Henry Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Cedar Creek → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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They Died with Their Boots On → portrays → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Irene Rucker Sheridan → spouse → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Winchester (Third Battle of Winchester) → UnionCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Fisher’s Hill → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Fisher’s Hill → UnionCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Trevilian Station → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Federal Army → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Army of the Shenandoah → notableCommander → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

General Philip Sheridan Memorial → dedicatedTo → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

General Philip Sheridan Memorial → honors → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

General Philip Sheridan Memorial → depicts → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

General Philip Sheridan Memorial → namedAfter → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

The Burning → commander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Battle of Guard Hill → associatedWith → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Union forces in the American Civil War → notableCommander → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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Statue of General Philip Sheridan, Albany, New York → mainSubject → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Statue of General Philip Sheridan, Albany, New York → commemorates → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Statue of General Philip Sheridan, Albany, New York → depicts → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac → notableCommander → Philip Sheridan ⓘ

West Point class of 1853 → hasMember → Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ

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