8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment
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The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a Union mounted unit from Illinois that served prominently in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, including major actions such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20033410 — 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: 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment Context triple: [Gettysburg Union units and formations, hasPart, 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment]
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88th New York Infantry Regiment
The 88th New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its service as part of the famed Irish Brigade.
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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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C.
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War composed largely of German, Jewish, and other immigrant volunteers that fought in major Eastern and Western Theater campaigns.
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D.
80th Regiment
The 80th Regiment was a historical British Army infantry unit that served as a predecessor to the Royal Montreal Regiment.
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Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces
The Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces was a Revolutionary War-era Virginia state military unit, led by George Rogers Clark, that conducted frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest.
- 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: 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment Target entity description: The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment was a Union mounted unit from Illinois that served prominently in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, including major actions such as the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
88th New York Infantry Regiment
The 88th New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its service as part of the famed Irish Brigade.
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B.
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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C.
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War composed largely of German, Jewish, and other immigrant volunteers that fought in major Eastern and Western Theater campaigns.
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D.
80th Regiment
The 80th Regiment was a historical British Army infantry unit that served as a predecessor to the Royal Montreal Regiment.
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E.
Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces
The Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces was a Revolutionary War-era Virginia state military unit, led by George Rogers Clark, that conducted frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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