The Little Regiment
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The Little Regiment is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that, like his other works, vividly portrays the experiences and psychological turmoil of soldiers in the American Civil War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Little Regiment canonical | 1 |
| The Little Regiment (title story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4610349 — 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: The Little Regiment Context triple: [War Is Kind, relatedWorkByAuthor, The Little Regiment]
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A.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
The Toy Soldier
The Toy Soldier is a themed retail shop in the United Kingdom Pavilion at EPCOT, known for selling British- and Disney-inspired toys and souvenirs.
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D.
The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
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E.
Old Rough and Ready
Old Rough and Ready is the famous nickname of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States and a career military officer known for his rugged, unpretentious leadership style.
- 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: The Little Regiment Target entity description: The Little Regiment is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that, like his other works, vividly portrays the experiences and psychological turmoil of soldiers in the American Civil War.
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A.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
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B.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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C.
The Toy Soldier
The Toy Soldier is a themed retail shop in the United Kingdom Pavilion at EPCOT, known for selling British- and Disney-inspired toys and souvenirs.
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D.
The Fifer
The Fifer is a famous 1866 painting by Édouard Manet depicting a young military musician in a flat, poster-like style that anticipates modern art.
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E.
Old Rough and Ready
Old Rough and Ready is the famous nickname of Zachary Taylor, the 12th president of the United States and a career military officer known for his rugged, unpretentious leadership style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Crane ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
short stories
ⓘ
war fiction ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
ⓘ
hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | no (in original edition) ⓘ |
| hasReprint |
20th-century editions by various publishers
ⓘ
21st-century editions by various publishers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Civil War battles
ⓘ
Union soldiers ⓘ military life ⓘ moral ambiguity in war ⓘ |
| hasWork |
A Gray Sleeve
ⓘ
A Mystery of Heroism ⓘ An Indiana Campaign ⓘ The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky ⓘ The Little Regiment (title story) ⓘ
linked to:
The Little Regiment
The Monster ⓘ The Veteran ⓘ The Wise Men of Chelm (if included in some editions) ⓘ Three Miraculous Soldiers ⓘ |
| includedIn |
American Civil War literature canon
ⓘ
linked to:
Civil War writers
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
brotherhood and camaraderie among soldiers
ⓘ
fear and courage in combat ⓘ psychological effects of war ⓘ soldiers’ experiences in battle ⓘ the chaos of battle ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
psychological realism in war narratives
ⓘ
vivid depiction of Civil War combat ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| publisher |
D. Appleton and Company
ⓘ
linked to:
D. Appleton & Company
|
| relatedWork |
The Red Badge of Courage
ⓘ
Wounds in the Rain ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | American Civil War ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
focus on internal monologue
ⓘ
impressionistic description of battle ⓘ use of irony ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1860s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Little Regiment Description of subject: The Little Regiment is a collection of short stories by Stephen Crane that, like his other works, vividly portrays the experiences and psychological turmoil of soldiers in the American Civil War.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Little Regiment