8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
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The 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including under the Army of Northern Virginia.
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| 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22174413 — 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 Louisiana Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Hays's Brigade, composedOf, 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment]
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A.
7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in numerous major battles, often noted for its hard fighting and heavy casualties.
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B.
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
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C.
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including under the famed "Louisiana Tigers."
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D.
Army of Western Louisiana
The Army of Western Louisiana was a Confederate Civil War field force that operated primarily in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, notably under the leadership of General Richard Taylor.
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E.
1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union)
The 1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union) was one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army, composed largely of formerly enslaved and free Black soldiers who played a pioneering combat role during the Civil War.
- 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: 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including under the Army of Northern Virginia.
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A.
7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in numerous major battles, often noted for its hard fighting and heavy casualties.
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B.
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg.
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C.
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
The 5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment was a Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana that fought in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including under the famed "Louisiana Tigers."
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D.
Army of Western Louisiana
The Army of Western Louisiana was a Confederate Civil War field force that operated primarily in the Trans-Mississippi Theater, notably under the leadership of General Richard Taylor.
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E.
1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union)
The 1st Louisiana Native Guard (Union) was one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army, composed largely of formerly enslaved and free Black soldiers who played a pioneering combat role during the Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
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