71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149719 — 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: 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Context triple: [High Water Mark of the Rebellion, associatedWithUnit, 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment]
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69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, composed largely of Irish Americans from Philadelphia and noted for its fierce defense of Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg.
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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.
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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.
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26th New York Cavalry
The 26th New York Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment that served in the American Civil War, performing duties such as patrols, scouting, and security operations.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Target entity description: 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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A.
69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
The 69th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, composed largely of Irish Americans from Philadelphia and noted for its fierce defense of Cemetery Ridge during Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg.
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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
26th New York Cavalry
The 26th New York Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment that served in the American Civil War, performing duties such as patrols, scouting, and security operations.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Union Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | 1st California Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyAssignment | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyCorpsAssignment | II Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | High Water Mark of the Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| brigadeAssignment | Philadelphia Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualties | suffered heavy losses in multiple major battles ⓘ |
| category | Pennsylvania Civil War regiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Brigade of the Philadelphia Brigade ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| corps | II Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbanded | July 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedAt |
Cemetery Ridge
NERFINISHED
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the Angle, Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonOrAssemblyLocation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| militaryRole | infantry ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Colonel Isaac J. Wistar
NERFINISHED
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Colonel Richard Penn Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagementDetail |
engaged at the High Water Mark of the Confederacy at Gettysburg
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fought near the Angle at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableFor | fierce fighting at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| organized | May 1861 ⓘ |
| organizedAt | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Ball's Bluff NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| raisedFor | Union war effort in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| raisedIn | Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern states ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | volunteer infantry ⓘ |
| side | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | repulse of Pickett's Charge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | volunteer regiment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 71st Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment Description of subject: 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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