Cavalry Crossing a Ford
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"Cavalry Crossing a Ford" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman, noted for its vivid, cinematic depiction of Union cavalry troops moving through a river.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cavalry Crossing a Ford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5539099 — 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: Cavalry Crossing a Ford Context triple: [Drum-Taps, hasPart, Cavalry Crossing a Ford]
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A.
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a famous neoclassical equestrian portrait that dramatically idealizes Napoleon Bonaparte’s leadership and heroism during his campaign through the Alps.
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B.
Sheridan’s Ride
"Sheridan’s Ride" is a famous American Civil War poem by Thomas Buchanan Read that celebrates General Philip Sheridan’s dramatic horseback dash to rally his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
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C.
Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Emigrants Crossing the Plains is a monumental 19th-century landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts American pioneers traveling westward across the Great Plains.
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D.
On the Wagon
"On the Wagon" is a song by the alternative rock band Shenanigans.
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E.
Rochambeau on horseback
Rochambeau on horseback is an equestrian statue representation of French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, commemorating his role in the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Cavalry Crossing a Ford Target entity description: "Cavalry Crossing a Ford" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman, noted for its vivid, cinematic depiction of Union cavalry troops moving through a river.
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A.
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
"Napoleon Crossing the Alps" is a famous neoclassical equestrian portrait that dramatically idealizes Napoleon Bonaparte’s leadership and heroism during his campaign through the Alps.
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B.
Sheridan’s Ride
"Sheridan’s Ride" is a famous American Civil War poem by Thomas Buchanan Read that celebrates General Philip Sheridan’s dramatic horseback dash to rally his troops at the Battle of Cedar Creek.
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C.
Emigrants Crossing the Plains
Emigrants Crossing the Plains is a monumental 19th-century landscape painting by Albert Bierstadt that dramatically depicts American pioneers traveling westward across the Great Plains.
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D.
On the Wagon
"On the Wagon" is a song by the alternative rock band Shenanigans.
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E.
Rochambeau on horseback
Rochambeau on horseback is an equestrian statue representation of French General Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, Comte de Rochambeau, commemorating his role in the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| author | Walt Whitman ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
Union cavalry troops
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flags and military equipment ⓘ horses crossing a river ⓘ |
| features |
cinematic description
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focus on group rather than individuals ⓘ present-tense narration ⓘ visual detail ⓘ vivid imagery ⓘ |
| form | free verse ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasImagery |
military flags and colors
ⓘ
movement and procession ⓘ water and reflection ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | visual and cinematic interpretations of war scenes ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Union side of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| includedIn | Leaves of Grass ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
Transcendentalism ⓘ |
| meter | irregular ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notedFor |
dynamic sense of movement
ⓘ
economy of language ⓘ painterly, almost photographic quality ⓘ |
| partOf | Walt Whitman’s Civil War poetry ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
|
| portrays |
soldiers as anonymous figures
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war as a visual spectacle rather than a moral drama ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Drum-Taps
ⓘ
When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d ⓘ |
| rhymeScheme | unrhymed ⓘ |
| setting |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Union cavalry unit crossing a river ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
American Civil War
ⓘ
impersonality of war ⓘ military life ⓘ nature ⓘ visual perception ⓘ |
| tone |
detached
ⓘ
observational ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cavalry Crossing a Ford Description of subject: "Cavalry Crossing a Ford" is a Civil War–themed poem by Walt Whitman, noted for its vivid, cinematic depiction of Union cavalry troops moving through a river.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.