5th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that saw hard service and heavy combat in several major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812654 — 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: 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment]
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A.
4th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that saw significant combat service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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B.
1st Iowa Infantry Regiment
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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C.
2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that gained recognition for its hard fighting and heavy casualties in major Western Theater battles of the American Civil War.
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D.
3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that saw significant combat service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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E.
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.
- 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: 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 5th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that saw hard service and heavy combat in several major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War.
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A.
4th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 4th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that saw significant combat service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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B.
1st Iowa Infantry Regiment
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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C.
2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that gained recognition for its hard fighting and heavy casualties in major Western Theater battles of the American Civil War.
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D.
3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that saw significant combat service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.