1st Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment was a short-term Union volunteer regiment from Iowa that saw early action in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, notably at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in 1861.
All labels observed (1)
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| 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812650 — 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: 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment]
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A.
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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B.
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a famed Union Army unit in the American Civil War, best known for its heroic and costly charge at the Battle of Gettysburg that helped stabilize the Union line.
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C.
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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D.
11th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer unit from Illinois that served prominently in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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E.
11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Indiana that served with distinction during the American Civil War, particularly noted for its early-war Zouave uniforms and participation in key Western Theater campaigns.
- 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 Iowa Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 1st Iowa Infantry Regiment was a short-term Union volunteer regiment from Iowa that saw early action in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, notably at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek in 1861.
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A.
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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B.
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment
The 1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment was a famed Union Army unit in the American Civil War, best known for its heroic and costly charge at the Battle of Gettysburg that helped stabilize the Union line.
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C.
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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D.
11th Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 11th Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer unit from Illinois that served prominently in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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E.
11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Indiana that served with distinction during the American Civil War, particularly noted for its early-war Zouave uniforms and participation in key Western Theater campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.