Louisiana Tigers
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The Louisiana Tigers were a famed Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana known for their ferocity in battle and distinctive, often unruly, character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louisiana Tigers canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5810006 — 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: Louisiana Tigers Context triple: [Harry T. Hays, notableCommand, Louisiana Tigers]
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A.
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a short-lived Federal League baseball team based in St. Louis that played during the mid-1910s.
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B.
Memphis Redbirds
The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team and Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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C.
Louisville Bats
The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky, serving as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
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D.
Shreveport Pirates
The Shreveport Pirates were a short-lived Canadian Football League team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, that played in the mid-1990s during the league’s U.S. expansion.
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E.
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that competed in the American Association and later the National League.
- 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: Louisiana Tigers Target entity description: The Louisiana Tigers were a famed Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana known for their ferocity in battle and distinctive, often unruly, character.
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A.
St. Louis Terriers
The St. Louis Terriers were a short-lived Federal League baseball team based in St. Louis that played during the mid-1910s.
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B.
Memphis Redbirds
The Memphis Redbirds are a Minor League Baseball team and Triple-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals based in Memphis, Tennessee.
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C.
Louisville Bats
The Louisville Bats are a Minor League Baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky, serving as the Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.
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D.
Shreveport Pirates
The Shreveport Pirates were a short-lived Canadian Football League team based in Shreveport, Louisiana, that played in the mid-1990s during the league’s U.S. expansion.
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E.
Louisville Colonels
The Louisville Colonels were a 19th-century Major League Baseball team based in Louisville, Kentucky, that competed in the American Association and later the National League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Confederate military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brigadier General Richard Taylor
ⓘ
Major Chatham Roberdeau Wheat ⓘ |
| branch |
Infantry
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Light infantry ⓘ Zouave-style infantry ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| culturalImage | romanticized Confederate shock troops ⓘ |
| disbanded | end of American Civil War ⓘ |
| disciplineIssues |
brawling in camp
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insubordination ⓘ looting ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1862 ⓘ |
| ethos | shock troops ⓘ |
| ideology | support for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| militaryRole |
assault infantry
ⓘ
skirmishers ⓘ |
| nickname | Tigers ⓘ |
| notableFor |
distinctive appearance
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ferocity in battle ⓘ unruly behavior ⓘ |
| origin | Louisiana ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| recruitmentArea |
New Orleans
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rural Louisiana ⓘ |
| reputation |
brawling
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fearsome fighters ⓘ hard-drinking ⓘ undisciplined ⓘ |
| socialComposition |
dockworkers and laborers
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immigrants ⓘ working-class volunteers ⓘ |
| subunitOf |
Louisiana brigades in the Army of Northern Virginia
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Wheat's Special Battalion ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| uniformFeature |
baggy trousers
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colorful jackets ⓘ fez or turban-style headgear ⓘ |
| uniformStyle | Zouave-inspired ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louisiana Tigers Description of subject: The Louisiana Tigers were a famed Confederate Civil War unit from Louisiana known for their ferocity in battle and distinctive, often unruly, character.
Referenced by (4)
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