140th New York Infantry Regiment
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The 140th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from New York that gained distinction for its fierce fighting, particularly at the Battle of Gettysburg under Colonel Patrick O'Rorke.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 140th New York Infantry Regiment canonical | 2 |
| 140th New York Infantry | 1 |
| 140th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22546031 — 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)
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Target entity: 140th New York Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Patrick O'Rorke, unitCommanded, 140th New York Infantry Regiment]
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61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, particularly with the Army of the Potomac.
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116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns and battles.
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69th New York Infantry Regiment
The 69th New York Infantry Regiment was a famed Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its fierce fighting spirit and heavy casualties in major battles such as Antietam and Fredericksburg.
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63rd New York Infantry Regiment
The 63rd New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit that fought with distinction in the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.
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48th New York Infantry Regiment
The 48th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from New York that fought in numerous key engagements of the American Civil War, particularly in the coastal operations around Charleston.
- 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: 140th New York Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 140th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from New York that gained distinction for its fierce fighting, particularly at the Battle of Gettysburg under Colonel Patrick O'Rorke.
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A.
61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, particularly with the Army of the Potomac.
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B.
116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns and battles.
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C.
69th New York Infantry Regiment
The 69th New York Infantry Regiment was a famed Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its fierce fighting spirit and heavy casualties in major battles such as Antietam and Fredericksburg.
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D.
63rd New York Infantry Regiment
The 63rd New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit that fought with distinction in the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.
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E.
48th New York Infantry Regiment
The 48th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from New York that fought in numerous key engagements of the American Civil War, particularly in the coastal operations around Charleston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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