6th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War, including battles such as Shiloh and the Atlanta Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812655 — 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: 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
5th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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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E.
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.
- 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: 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War, including battles such as Shiloh and the Atlanta Campaign.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
5th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.