Sibley’s Brigade
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Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sibley’s Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8400229 — 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: Sibley’s Brigade Context triple: [Army of New Mexico, alsoKnownAs, Sibley’s Brigade]
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A.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
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B.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Armistead's Brigade
Armistead's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, noted for its role in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- 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: Sibley’s Brigade Target entity description: Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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A.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
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B.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Armistead's Brigade
Armistead's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, noted for its role in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army brigade
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
1861
ⓘ
1862 ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sibley’s Texas Brigade (Army of New Mexico) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Confederate invasion of New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| campaign | New Mexico Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignOutcome | strategic defeat for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| commander | Henry Hopkins Sibley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Texas volunteer regiments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mounted rifle units ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1861 ⓘ |
| garrisonOrHeadquarters | San Antonio, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| leader | Henry Hopkins Sibley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticalCondition |
suffered from long supply lines
ⓘ
suffered from supply shortages ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Hopkins Sibley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Henry Hopkins Sibley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Glorieta Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Peralta NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Valverde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective |
open route to Colorado gold fields
ⓘ
secure access to Pacific ports ⓘ seize New Mexico Territory for the Confederacy ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Arizona Territory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Mexico Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Union volunteer forces in New Mexico Territory
ⓘ
United States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rankOfCommander | colonel ⓘ |
| regionOfRecruitment | Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultOfCampaign |
Confederate withdrawal from New Mexico Territory
ⓘ
failure to secure permanent control of New Mexico Territory ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| theater | Trans-Mississippi Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | volunteer brigade ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sibley’s Brigade Description of subject: Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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