The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe
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*The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe* is a historical memoir by Confederate naval agent James D. Bulloch detailing clandestine diplomatic and naval operations conducted in Europe on behalf of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5654724 — 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: The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe Context triple: [James D. Bulloch, wrote, The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe]
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A.
The Spy of the Rebellion
The Spy of the Rebellion is a 19th-century non-fiction work detailing Civil War–era espionage and intelligence operations, written by detective and Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton.
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B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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C.
High Water Mark of the Confederacy
The High Water Mark of the Confederacy refers to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, symbolizing the peak and turning point of Confederate military success in the American Civil War.
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D.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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E.
Monody on Major André
Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during 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: The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe Target entity description: *The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe* is a historical memoir by Confederate naval agent James D. Bulloch detailing clandestine diplomatic and naval operations conducted in Europe on behalf of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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A.
The Spy of the Rebellion
The Spy of the Rebellion is a 19th-century non-fiction work detailing Civil War–era espionage and intelligence operations, written by detective and Union spymaster Allan Pinkerton.
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B.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is a two-volume historical and autobiographical account in which former Confederate president Jefferson Davis defends and explains the origins, conduct, and collapse of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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C.
High Water Mark of the Confederacy
The High Water Mark of the Confederacy refers to the farthest point reached by Confederate forces during Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg, symbolizing the peak and turning point of Confederate military success in the American Civil War.
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D.
Lost Cause of the Confederacy
The Lost Cause of the Confederacy is a post–Civil War ideological movement that romanticizes the Confederate cause, downplays slavery’s central role, and portrays the South’s defeat as honorable and inevitable.
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E.
Monody on Major André
Monody on Major André is an elegiac poem by Anna Seward that mourns the death of British officer Major John André during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical memoir ⓘ |
| author | James D. Bulloch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
acquisition of ships for the Confederate Navy
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construction of Confederate commerce raiders ⓘ covert Confederate activities in British shipyards ⓘ diplomatic efforts to secure European support for the Confederacy ⓘ evasion of Union diplomatic pressure in Europe ⓘ |
| documents |
activities of Confederate agents in Europe
ⓘ
attempts to circumvent British neutrality laws ⓘ relations between Confederate agents and European officials ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Confederate naval procurement in Europe
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clandestine Confederate operations abroad ⓘ |
| genre |
military history
ⓘ
non-fiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| historicalPerspective | pro-Confederate ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
ⓘ
France ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| subject |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Confederate States of America ⓘ Confederate diplomacy in Europe ⓘ
linked to:
Confederate diplomatic mission to Europe
Confederate naval operations ⓘ diplomatic history ⓘ intelligence operations ⓘ naval history ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1861–1865
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American Civil War ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | primary source on Confederate foreign operations ⓘ |
| writtenByRoleOfAuthor | Confederate naval agent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe Description of subject: *The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe* is a historical memoir by Confederate naval agent James D. Bulloch detailing clandestine diplomatic and naval operations conducted in Europe on behalf of the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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