Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6199438 — 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: Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Context triple: [Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee, notableWork, Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States]
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A.
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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B.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
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C.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States
"Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States" is a Civil War–era autobiographical account by Confederate naval officer Raphael Semmes, detailing his experiences and naval operations, particularly with the commerce raider CSS Alabama.
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D.
Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America: A Memoir
"Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America: A Memoir" is a biographical work by Varina Howell Davis that recounts the life, political career, and Confederate leadership of her husband, Jefferson Davis.
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E.
Thunderbolt of the Confederacy
Thunderbolt of the Confederacy was the famed nickname of Confederate cavalry raider John H. Morgan, renowned for his swift and daring attacks during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Target entity description: Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
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A.
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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B.
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman is the autobiographical account of Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s life and military career, particularly his campaigns during the American Civil War.
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C.
Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States
"Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States" is a Civil War–era autobiographical account by Confederate naval officer Raphael Semmes, detailing his experiences and naval operations, particularly with the commerce raider CSS Alabama.
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D.
Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America: A Memoir
"Jefferson Davis, Ex-President of the Confederate States of America: A Memoir" is a biographical work by Varina Howell Davis that recounts the life, political career, and Confederate leadership of her husband, Jefferson Davis.
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E.
Thunderbolt of the Confederacy
Thunderbolt of the Confederacy was the famed nickname of Confederate cavalry raider John H. Morgan, renowned for his swift and daring attacks during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
history book
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military memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
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Henry Lee III ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fieldOfStudy |
American history
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military studies ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical narrative
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military history ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation |
Continental Army officer
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cavalry commander ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
detailed narrative of cavalry and partisan warfare in the Southern campaigns
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primary source on Revolutionary War operations in the South ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in the American Revolutionary War
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scholars of early American military history ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| mainFocus | Continental Army operations in the Southern Department ⓘ |
| notablePersonDescribed |
British and Loyalist commanders in the Southern theater
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Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee ⓘ Nathanael Greene ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person account by a Continental Army cavalry officer ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The American Revolution
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linked to:
American Revolutionary War
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| settingLocation |
Southern Department of the Continental Army
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Southern United States ⓘ |
| subject |
American Revolutionary War
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Southern theater of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ military campaigns in the Southern United States ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Southern campaigns of the 1780s
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late phase of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee
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notableWork
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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