Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans
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"Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans" is a famous 1861 Civil War–era command by Union general and statesman John Adams Dix that became a widely quoted symbol of Northern resolve and patriotism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6677943 — 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: Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans Context triple: [John Adams Dix, notableWork, Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans]
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A.
United States v. Ray Nagin
United States v. Ray Nagin is the federal criminal corruption case in which former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was prosecuted and convicted on charges including bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his time in office.
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B.
Battle of Liberty Place
The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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C.
Insurrection Act
The Insurrection Act is a longstanding U.S. federal law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically in limited circumstances to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
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D.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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E.
The Algiers Motel Incident
The Algiers Motel Incident is a nonfiction book by John Hersey that investigates the racially charged 1967 Detroit police killings of three Black teenagers and the brutalization of several others during the city’s uprising.
- 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: Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans Target entity description: "Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans" is a famous 1861 Civil War–era command by Union general and statesman John Adams Dix that became a widely quoted symbol of Northern resolve and patriotism.
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A.
United States v. Ray Nagin
United States v. Ray Nagin is the federal criminal corruption case in which former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was prosecuted and convicted on charges including bribery, fraud, and money laundering related to his time in office.
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B.
Battle of Liberty Place
The Battle of Liberty Place was an 1874 violent insurrection in New Orleans in which the white supremacist White League temporarily overthrew the Reconstruction-era Republican state government.
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C.
Insurrection Act
The Insurrection Act is a longstanding U.S. federal law that authorizes the president to deploy military forces domestically in limited circumstances to suppress civil disorder, insurrection, and rebellion.
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D.
Duncan v. Louisiana
Duncan v. Louisiana is a 1968 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial in criminal cases applies to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment.
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E.
The Algiers Motel Incident
The Algiers Motel Incident is a nonfiction book by John Hersey that investigates the racially charged 1967 Detroit police killings of three Black teenagers and the brutalization of several others during the city’s uprising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military order
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political slogan ⓘ |
| about |
loyalty to the Union
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protection of national symbols ⓘ |
| addressee | Union authorities in New Orleans ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Louisiana
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New Orleans ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Union Army
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Union Navy ⓘ Unionist political rhetoric ⓘ |
| author | John Adams Dix ⓘ |
| circulatedAs |
newspaper quotation
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political broadside ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | 1861 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
famous Civil War–era command
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widely quoted symbol of Northern resolve ⓘ |
| follows | secession crisis of 1860–1861 ⓘ |
| genre | wartime proclamation ⓘ |
| hasCause | threats to the American flag in New Orleans ⓘ |
| hasContext | early months of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
deterrence of secessionist actions
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protection of the American flag ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
frequently cited in Civil War histories
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long‑lasting symbol of defense of the U.S. flag ⓘ |
| hasPart | If anyone attempts to haul down the American flag, shoot him on the spot ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
American Civil War era
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linked to:
American Civil War
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New Orleans ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American flag
ⓘ
linked to:
United States flag
Union authority in New Orleans ⓘ |
| motivation |
Northern resolve
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Union patriotism ⓘ |
| partOf | Union efforts to maintain control over New Orleans ⓘ |
| pointInTime | American Civil War ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Union war aims
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martial law measures in wartime ⓘ suppression of secession ⓘ |
| statedIn | telegraph dispatch ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Northern resolve
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Union patriotism ⓘ defense of the Union ⓘ |
| usedAs |
patriotic slogan in the North
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rallying cry for Union supporters ⓘ |
| year | 1861 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans Description of subject: "Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans" is a famous 1861 Civil War–era command by Union general and statesman John Adams Dix that became a widely quoted symbol of Northern resolve and patriotism.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
John Adams Dix
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notableWork
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Order to shoot anyone attempting to haul down the American flag in New Orleans
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