1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
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The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a famed Union Army unit in the American Civil War, best known for its heroic and costly charge at the Battle of Gettysburg that helped stabilize the Union line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
| 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20033401 — 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: 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Gettysburg Union units and formations, hasPart, 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment]
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1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry was a U.S. Army volunteer regiment from Illinois that served in the Mexican–American War and saw action in major engagements in northern Mexico.
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16th Michigan Infantry
The 16th Michigan Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Wisconsin that fought in major Civil War battles and is noted for including future Medal of Honor recipient Arthur MacArthur Jr. among its ranks.
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20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, famed for its pivotal bayonet charge and staunch defense of the Union left flank at the Battle of Gettysburg under Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain.
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9th Maine Infantry Regiment
The 9th Maine Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Maine that served in numerous key engagements of the American Civil War, particularly in coastal and siege operations.
- 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: 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a famed Union Army unit in the American Civil War, best known for its heroic and costly charge at the Battle of Gettysburg that helped stabilize the Union line.
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A.
1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry
The 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry was a U.S. Army volunteer regiment from Illinois that served in the Mexican–American War and saw action in major engagements in northern Mexico.
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B.
16th Michigan Infantry
The 16th Michigan Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 24th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Wisconsin that fought in major Civil War battles and is noted for including future Medal of Honor recipient Arthur MacArthur Jr. among its ranks.
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D.
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, famed for its pivotal bayonet charge and staunch defense of the Union left flank at the Battle of Gettysburg under Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain.
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E.
9th Maine Infantry Regiment
The 9th Maine Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Maine that served in numerous key engagements of the American Civil War, particularly in coastal and siege operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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