12th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Battle of Shiloh and the Vicksburg Campaign.
All labels observed (1)
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| 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812661 — 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: 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment]
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A.
11th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 11th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.
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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.
10th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that served with distinction in multiple major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War.
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E.
7th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment 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: 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 12th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Battle of Shiloh and the Vicksburg Campaign.
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A.
11th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 11th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.
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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.
10th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 10th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that served with distinction in multiple major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War.
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E.
7th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 7th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment 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.