Adolph von Steinwehr
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Adolph von Steinwehr was a German-born Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for leading a division in the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adolph von Steinwehr canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5686276 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adolph von Steinwehr Context triple: [XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac), commander, Adolph von Steinwehr]
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A.
August Pfluger
August Pfluger is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Air Force fighter pilot who serves in Congress.
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B.
Gustav Lindenthal
Gustav Lindenthal was an influential early 20th-century civil engineer renowned for designing major American steel bridges and advancing long-span bridge construction.
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C.
Othmar Ammann
Othmar Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer renowned for designing many of New York City's major suspension bridges, including the George Washington Bridge.
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D.
Gustav Fehn
Gustav Fehn was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held several high-level commands, particularly in armored and corps formations, before being captured and executed in 1944.
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E.
Theophil Hansen
Theophil Hansen was a prominent 19th-century Danish-Austrian architect known for his influential neoclassical buildings in Vienna.
- 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: Adolph von Steinwehr Target entity description: Adolph von Steinwehr was a German-born Union brigadier general in the American Civil War, noted for leading a division in the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
August Pfluger
August Pfluger is a Republican U.S. Representative from Texas and former Air Force fighter pilot who serves in Congress.
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B.
Gustav Lindenthal
Gustav Lindenthal was an influential early 20th-century civil engineer renowned for designing major American steel bridges and advancing long-span bridge construction.
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C.
Othmar Ammann
Othmar Ammann was a Swiss-American civil engineer renowned for designing many of New York City's major suspension bridges, including the George Washington Bridge.
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D.
Gustav Fehn
Gustav Fehn was a German Wehrmacht general during World War II who held several high-level commands, particularly in armored and corps formations, before being captured and executed in 1944.
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E.
Theophil Hansen
Theophil Hansen was a prominent 19th-century Danish-Austrian architect known for his influential neoclassical buildings in Vienna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German American
ⓘ
military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| army | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1822-09-25 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Blankenburg, Duchy of Brunswick
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
|
| burialPlace | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Duchy of Brunswick
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg
United States of America ⓘ |
| command |
2nd Division, XI Corps, Army of the Potomac
ⓘ
linked to:
2nd Division, XI Corps
Steinwehr's Brigade ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1877-02-25 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Buffalo, New York, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| education | military education in Brunswick ⓘ |
| emigration | emigrated from Germany to the United States before the American Civil War ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | German ⓘ |
| familyName | von Steinwehr ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolph ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryServiceStart |
American Civil War period
ⓘ
linked to:
American Civil War
|
| name | Adolph von Steinwehr ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | member of the minor German nobility (von family) ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
participated in the Battle of Chancellorsville
ⓘ
participated in the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor |
commanding a division in XI Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville
ⓘ
commanding a division in XI Corps at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
ⓘ
geographer ⓘ military officer ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| postMilitaryCareer | worked as a civil engineer and cartographer in the United States ⓘ |
| rank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| residence |
Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut
New York, United States ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| serviceNumberOrID | Union Army officer ⓘ |
| spouse | Florence Mary Stone ⓘ |
| unit | XI Corps ⓘ |
| wrote | geographical and cartographic works used in American schools ⓘ |
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