1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment
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The 1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment was a prominent Union mounted unit from Iowa that saw extensive service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in numerous campaigns and skirmishes.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812667 — 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: 1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 1st Iowa Cavalry Regiment]
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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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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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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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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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17th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 17th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns such as Vicksburg and Sherman’s operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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