Reminiscences of the Civil War
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Reminiscences of the Civil War is a memoir by Confederate General John B. Gordon recounting his experiences and perspectives during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Reminiscences of the Civil War canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11897172 — 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: Reminiscences of the Civil War Context triple: [John B. Gordon, wrote, Reminiscences of the Civil War]
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A.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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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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.
Commentaries on the Civil War
Commentaries on the Civil War is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his campaigns and political struggle against Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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D.
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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E.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
- 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: Reminiscences of the Civil War Target entity description: Reminiscences of the Civil War is a memoir by Confederate General John B. Gordon recounting his experiences and perspectives during the American Civil War.
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A.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
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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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.
Commentaries on the Civil War
Commentaries on the Civil War is Julius Caesar’s firsthand historical account of the Roman civil war, detailing his campaigns and political struggle against Pompey and the senatorial faction.
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D.
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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E.
McClellan’s Own Story
McClellan’s Own Story is the autobiographical memoir of Union General George B. McClellan, offering his personal account and defense of his Civil War leadership and controversies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| author | John B. Gordon ⓘ |
| contains |
descriptions of major battles
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personal observations of Union forces ⓘ reflections on causes and consequences of the war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| describesEvent |
Appomattox Campaign
ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Overland Campaign ⓘ |
| documents |
Confederate command decisions
ⓘ
John B. Gordon’s military career ⓘ conditions in Confederate army ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Confederate military campaigns
ⓘ
battlefield experiences ⓘ leadership in war ⓘ personal recollections ⓘ |
| genre |
historical memoir
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military memoir ⓘ |
| hasBias |
favorable to Confederate leadership
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minimizes Confederate responsibility ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
digital edition
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasPointOfView |
Lost Cause interpretation
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pro-Confederate ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
American Civil War in the Eastern Theater
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linked to:
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
|
| historicalValue | primary source on Confederate perspective ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readership
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students of Civil War history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | post-Civil War American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
personal anecdote
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retrospective account ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American Civil War
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Confederate States Army ⓘ John B. Gordon ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| perspective | Confederate ⓘ |
| portrays |
Confederate soldiers
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ Stonewall Jackson ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| usedAs | reference in Civil War scholarship ⓘ |
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subject linked to:
Major General John B. Gordon