Tidball’s Battery
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Tidball’s Battery was a Union light artillery unit commanded by Captain John C. Tidball, noted for its disciplined performance and effective cannon fire in early American Civil War battles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tidball’s Battery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11664224 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tidball’s Battery Context triple: [Union Army positions in First Battle of Bull Run, includedArtilleryBattery, Tidball’s Battery]
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A.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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C.
Bateri
Bateri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bateri community in parts of northern Pakistan’s Kohistan region.
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D.
Battery Granger
Battery Granger was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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E.
Olivers Battery
Olivers Battery is a suburban village and civil parish on the outskirts of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
- 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: Tidball’s Battery Target entity description: Tidball’s Battery was a Union light artillery unit commanded by Captain John C. Tidball, noted for its disciplined performance and effective cannon fire in early American Civil War battles.
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A.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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C.
Bateri
Bateri is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Bateri community in parts of northern Pakistan’s Kohistan region.
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D.
Battery Granger
Battery Granger was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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E.
Olivers Battery
Olivers Battery is a suburban village and civil parish on the outskirts of Winchester in Hampshire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army artillery battery
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United States Army light artillery unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| commander | John C. Tidball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Captain ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
accurate artillery fire
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effective battlefield performance ⓘ high discipline ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John C. Tidball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
disciplined performance in battle
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effective cannon fire ⓘ |
| notedIn | early American Civil War battles ⓘ |
| role | field artillery support ⓘ |
| service | Union field armies ⓘ |
| side | Union forces ⓘ |
| theater | American Civil War land campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | light artillery battery ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery pieces
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field cannon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tidball’s Battery Description of subject: Tidball’s Battery was a Union light artillery unit commanded by Captain John C. Tidball, noted for its disciplined performance and effective cannon fire in early American Civil War battles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.