Colonel Richard Penn Smith
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Colonel Richard Penn Smith was a Union Army officer who commanded the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| Colonel Richard Penn Smith canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20063764 — 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: Colonel Richard Penn Smith Context triple: [71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment, notableCommander, Colonel Richard Penn Smith]
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A.
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson was a Confederate Army officer from North Carolina who served as a brigade commander during the American Civil War and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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C.
Colonel H. Weir Cook
Colonel H. Weir Cook was a distinguished American World War I flying ace and aviation pioneer from Indiana.
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D.
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
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E.
Colonel Edward J. Steptoe
Colonel Edward J. Steptoe was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in the American West, including involvement in conflicts with Native American tribes.
- 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: Colonel Richard Penn Smith Target entity description: Colonel Richard Penn Smith was a Union Army officer who commanded the 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment during the American Civil War.
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A.
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson
Colonel George Burgwyn Anderson was a Confederate Army officer from North Carolina who served as a brigade commander during the American Civil War and was mortally wounded at the Battle of Antietam.
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B.
Colonel Frank Fitts
Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
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C.
Colonel H. Weir Cook
Colonel H. Weir Cook was a distinguished American World War I flying ace and aviation pioneer from Indiana.
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D.
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward
Colonel Orpheus S. Woodward was a Union Army officer who led the 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry during the American Civil War.
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E.
Colonel Edward J. Steptoe
Colonel Edward J. Steptoe was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer known for his service in the American West, including involvement in conflicts with Native American tribes.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.