Army Life in a Black Regiment
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"Army Life in a Black Regiment" is Thomas Wentworth Higginson’s classic Civil War memoir recounting his experiences commanding one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army.
All labels observed (1)
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| Army Life in a Black Regiment canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army Life in a Black Regiment Context triple: [Thomas Wentworth Higginson, notableWork, Army Life in a Black Regiment]
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A.
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier is a 1944 U.S. Army propaganda and documentary film highlighting the contributions of African American soldiers during World War II and challenging racial stereotypes.
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B.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery is Booker T. Washington’s influential 1901 autobiography recounting his rise from enslavement to national prominence as an educator and leader in the African American community.
- 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: Army Life in a Black Regiment Target entity description: "Army Life in a Black Regiment" is Thomas Wentworth Higginson’s classic Civil War memoir recounting his experiences commanding one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army.
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A.
The Negro Soldier
The Negro Soldier is a 1944 U.S. Army propaganda and documentary film highlighting the contributions of African American soldiers during World War II and challenging racial stereotypes.
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B.
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States is a historical account of the American Revolutionary War’s Southern campaigns written by Continental Army cavalry officer Henry “Light-Horse Harry” Lee.
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C.
The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray is a 1982 American television miniseries that dramatizes the American Civil War through the intertwined lives of two families on opposing sides of the conflict.
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D.
Negro Life at the South
"Negro Life at the South" is an 1859 genre painting by American artist Eastman Johnson that depicts the everyday lives of enslaved African Americans in a Washington, D.C. backyard, offering a complex, nuanced view of slavery on the eve of the Civil War.
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E.
Up from Slavery
Up from Slavery is Booker T. Washington’s influential 1901 autobiography recounting his rise from enslavement to national prominence as an educator and leader in the African American community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ nonfiction work ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | American Civil War ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
citizenship and equality
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race and military service ⓘ slavery and emancipation ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Wentworth Higginson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
First South Carolina Volunteers
ⓘ
linked to:
1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union)
United States Colored Troops ⓘ |
| documents |
conditions in Union-occupied Southern territory
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experiences of African American soldiers in combat ⓘ formation of Black regiments in the Union Army ⓘ relations between white officers and Black enlisted men ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
command of one of the first African American regiments in the Union Army
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daily life of Black Union soldiers ⓘ emancipation and enlistment of formerly enslaved men ⓘ racial attitudes in the Union Army ⓘ training and combat of Black troops ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War literature
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military history ⓘ war memoir ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacter |
Black Union soldiers
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formerly enslaved recruits ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| historicalDomain |
African American history
ⓘ
Civil War studies ⓘ United States military history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general readership ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic Civil War memoir
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early firsthand account of Black Union regiments ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African American soldiers
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American Civil War ⓘ Black regiments in the Civil War ⓘ Union Army ⓘ |
| narrator | Thomas Wentworth Higginson ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
South Carolina Sea Islands
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linked to:
South Carolina barrier islands
Union-occupied South Carolina ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
1862
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1863 ⓘ 1864 ⓘ American Civil War ⓘ |
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