Union (United States)

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belligerent in war political entity side in a civil war

The Union (United States) was the federal government and Northern states that opposed the seceding Confederacy during the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
United States (Union)	25
United States of America (Union)	8
Union (United States) canonical	5
Union (the United States)	2
The Union	1
Union States of America	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6356004 — 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: Union (United States)
Context triple: [9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, allegiance, Union (United States)]

A. The Union
The Union is the central governing authority of India, encompassing the national government and its constitutional institutions that administer the country at the federal level.
B. the Union
The Union is the main social and activity hub for students at the University of St Andrews, housing bars, event spaces, and facilities for clubs and societies.
C. უშბა
უშბა არის კავკასიონის ქედზე, საქართველოს სვანეთში მდებარე რთულად ასასვლელი და თვალწარმტაცი ორფიკიანი მწვერვალი, რომელიც ალპინისტებისთვის ერთ-ერთ ყველაზე შთამბეჭდავ და გამოწვევით სავსე მთად ითვლება.
D. Usan
Usan is a small coastal village in Angus, Scotland, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea shoreline.
E. Us
Us is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele that explores themes of identity and duality through a family's terrifying encounter with their doppelgängers.
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: Union (United States)
Target entity description: The Union (United States) was the federal government and Northern states that opposed the seceding Confederacy during the American Civil War.

A. The Union
The Union is the central governing authority of India, encompassing the national government and its constitutional institutions that administer the country at the federal level.
B. the Union
The Union is the main social and activity hub for students at the University of St Andrews, housing bars, event spaces, and facilities for clubs and societies.
C. უშბა
უშბა არის კავკასიონის ქედზე, საქართველოს სვანეთში მდებარე რთულად ასასვლელი და თვალწარმტაცი ორფიკიანი მწვერვალი, რომელიც ალპინისტებისთვის ერთ-ერთ ყველაზე შთამბეჭდავ და გამოწვევით სავსე მთად ითვლება.
D. Usan
Usan is a small coastal village in Angus, Scotland, known for its fishing heritage and scenic North Sea shoreline.
E. Us
Us is a 2019 horror film written and directed by Jordan Peele that explores themes of identity and duality through a family's terrifying encounter with their doppelgängers.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	belligerent in war ⓘ political entity ⓘ side in a civil war ⓘ
alliance	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
alsoKnownAs	United States of America ⓘ the North ⓘ the Union ⓘ linked to: The Union
capital	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
commanderInChief	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
endTime	1865 ⓘ
executiveBody	United States federal government ⓘ linked to: United States government
goal	defeat of the Confederacy ⓘ preservation of the United States ⓘ restoration of federal authority over seceded states ⓘ
hasPart	Union Army of the Potomac ⓘ linked to: Army of the Potomac Union Army of the Tennessee ⓘ linked to: Army of the Tennessee
headOfGovernment	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ Andrew Johnson ⓘ
headOfState	Abraham Lincoln ⓘ Andrew Johnson ⓘ
ideology	anti-secessionism ⓘ unionism ⓘ
included	Union territories ⓘ border states ⓘ free states ⓘ loyal slave states ⓘ
judicialBody	Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalBasis	United States Constitution ⓘ
legislativeBody	United States Congress ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army ⓘ Union Marines ⓘ Union Navy ⓘ
notableEvent	Appomattox Campaign ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
notableLeader	George G. Meade ⓘ Ulysses S. Grant ⓘ William Tecumseh Sherman ⓘ
opposed	Confederacy ⓘ linked to: Confederate States of America Confederate States of America ⓘ
partOf	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
result	Union victory in the American Civil War ⓘ abolition of slavery in the United States ⓘ preservation of the United States as a single nation ⓘ
startTime	1861 ⓘ
timePeriod	American Civil War era ⓘ linked to: American Civil War and Reconstruction era
usedCurrency	United States dollar ⓘ linked to: US dollar