Semmes’s brigade
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Semmes’s brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, commanded by Brigadier General Paul J. Semmes and noted for its participation in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Semmes’s brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21968561 — 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: Semmes’s brigade Context triple: [Battle of Crampton’s Gap, ConfederateBrigadeEngaged, Semmes’s brigade]
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A.
Gregg's Brigade
Gregg's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg.
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B.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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C.
Anderson's Brigade
Anderson's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War that served under Major General John Bell Hood in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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D.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
- 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: Semmes’s brigade Target entity description: Semmes’s brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, commanded by Brigadier General Paul J. Semmes and noted for its participation in major Eastern Theater campaigns.
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A.
Gregg's Brigade
Gregg's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under Brig. Gen. Maxcy Gregg.
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B.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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C.
Anderson's Brigade
Anderson's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War that served under Major General John Bell Hood in the Army of Northern Virginia.
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D.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.