116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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The 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, notable for its heavy combat service and strong Irish-American identity as part of the famed Irish Brigade.
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| 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13605872 — 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: 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Irish Brigade (Union), initialRegiments, 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment]
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106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Pennsylvania that fought in major Civil War battles, including at Gettysburg where it was present at the famed High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer unit from Pennsylvania that served in the American Civil War, particularly noted for its participation in major coastal operations in the Department of the South.
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71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly in the repulse of Pickett’s Charge near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of 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: 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 116th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, notable for its heavy combat service and strong Irish-American identity as part of the famed Irish Brigade.
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A.
106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 106th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit from Pennsylvania that fought in major Civil War battles, including at Gettysburg where it was present at the famed High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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B.
76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 76th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer unit from Pennsylvania that served in the American Civil War, particularly noted for its participation in major coastal operations in the Department of the South.
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C.
71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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D.
72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 72nd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War noted for its fierce fighting at Gettysburg, particularly in the repulse of Pickett’s Charge near the High Water Mark of the Confederacy.
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E.
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.