1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry
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The 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry was a U.S. Army volunteer regiment from Illinois that served in the Mexican–American War and saw action in major engagements in northern Mexico.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12160920 — 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: 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Context triple: [Battle of La Angostura, notableUnit, 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry]
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16th Michigan Infantry
The 16th Michigan Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Indiana that served with distinction during the American Civil War, particularly noted for its early-war Zouave uniforms and participation in key Western Theater campaigns.
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C.
Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces
The Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces was a Revolutionary War-era Virginia state military unit, led by George Rogers Clark, that conducted frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest.
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82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War composed largely of German, Jewish, and other immigrant volunteers that fought in major Eastern and Western Theater campaigns.
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44th New York Infantry
The 44th New York Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its prominent role in the defense of key positions during major battles, including Gettysburg.
- 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: 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Target entity description: The 1st Illinois Volunteer Infantry was a U.S. Army volunteer regiment from Illinois that served in the Mexican–American War and saw action in major engagements in northern Mexico.
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A.
16th Michigan Infantry
The 16th Michigan Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 11th Indiana Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Indiana that served with distinction during the American Civil War, particularly noted for its early-war Zouave uniforms and participation in key Western Theater campaigns.
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C.
Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces
The Illinois Regiment of the Virginia State Forces was a Revolutionary War-era Virginia state military unit, led by George Rogers Clark, that conducted frontier campaigns against British outposts in the Old Northwest.
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D.
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
The 82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War composed largely of German, Jewish, and other immigrant volunteers that fought in major Eastern and Western Theater campaigns.
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E.
44th New York Infantry
The 44th New York Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its prominent role in the defense of key positions during major battles, including Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.