1st Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment
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The 1st Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment was an African American Union Army unit from Michigan that fought in the American Civil War, later redesignated as the 102nd United States Colored Troops.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20616942 — 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: 1st Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Michigan Civil War regiments, notableUnit, 1st Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment]
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24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army unit from Michigan that fought with the Iron Brigade and suffered heavy casualties during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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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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35th United States Colored Infantry
The 35th United States Colored Infantry was a Union Army regiment of African American soldiers that served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, participating in major engagements in Florida and the Carolinas.
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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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E.
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
- 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 Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 1st Michigan Colored Infantry Regiment was an African American Union Army unit from Michigan that fought in the American Civil War, later redesignated as the 102nd United States Colored Troops.
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A.
24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 24th Michigan Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army unit from Michigan that fought with the Iron Brigade and suffered heavy casualties during the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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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.
35th United States Colored Infantry
The 35th United States Colored Infantry was a Union Army regiment of African American soldiers that served in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, participating in major engagements in Florida and the Carolinas.
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D.
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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E.
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
- F. None of above. chosen
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