Griffin’s Battery
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Griffin’s Battery was a Union artillery unit in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent and costly role in the First Battle of Bull Run.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Griffin’s Battery canonical | 1 |
| Griffin’s Battery D | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11664220 — 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: Griffin’s Battery Context triple: [Union Army positions in First Battle of Bull Run, includedArtilleryBattery, Griffin’s Battery]
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A.
O’Hara’s Battery
O’Hara’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery in Gibraltar, known for its strategic position overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar and its role in the territory’s military defenses.
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B.
Ricketts’s Battery
Ricketts’s Battery was a Union artillery unit that played a prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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C.
O'Hara's Battery
O'Hara's Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery and viewpoint located on the Upper Rock of Gibraltar, offering strategic views over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Harding’s Battery
Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.
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E.
Sherman’s Battery
Sherman’s Battery was a Union artillery unit noted for its prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
- 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: Griffin’s Battery Target entity description: Griffin’s Battery was a Union artillery unit in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent and costly role in the First Battle of Bull Run.
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A.
O’Hara’s Battery
O’Hara’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery in Gibraltar, known for its strategic position overlooking the Strait of Gibraltar and its role in the territory’s military defenses.
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B.
Ricketts’s Battery
Ricketts’s Battery was a Union artillery unit that played a prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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C.
O'Hara's Battery
O'Hara's Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery and viewpoint located on the Upper Rock of Gibraltar, offering strategic views over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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D.
Harding’s Battery
Harding’s Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery at Europa Point in Gibraltar, built to defend the strategically important entrance to the Mediterranean.
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E.
Sherman’s Battery
Sherman’s Battery was a Union artillery unit noted for its prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army unit
ⓘ
artillery battery ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery
ⓘ
Griffin’s Battery D ⓘ
linked to:
Griffin’s Battery
|
| army | Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| artilleryType | field artillery ⓘ |
| branch |
Union Army artillery
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Artillery Corps
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| casualties | heavy casualties at First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| commander | Charles Griffin ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Antietam
ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ Peninsula Campaign ⓘ Seven Days Battles ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | light artillery battery ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| notableFor | prominent and costly role in First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | prominent role at First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Regular Army ⓘ |
| side |
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia at First Bull Run
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linked to:
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Griffin’s Battery Description of subject: Griffin’s Battery was a Union artillery unit in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent and costly role in the First Battle of Bull Run.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Griffin’s Battery