Colonel Strong Vincent
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Colonel Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colonel Strong Vincent canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5195433 — 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: Colonel Strong Vincent Context triple: [83rd Pennsylvania Infantry, commander, Colonel Strong Vincent]
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A.
Colonel Noel Wild
Colonel Noel Wild was a British Army officer who played a key leadership role in the Allied deception efforts surrounding Operation Bodyguard during World War II.
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B.
Colonel McCormick
Colonel McCormick was a powerful American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his conservative political influence in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Colonel Howard
Colonel Howard is a fictional military officer character featured in the film "The Pilot."
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D.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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E.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
- 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: Colonel Strong Vincent Target entity description: Colonel Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
Colonel Noel Wild
Colonel Noel Wild was a British Army officer who played a key leadership role in the Allied deception efforts surrounding Operation Bodyguard during World War II.
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B.
Colonel McCormick
Colonel McCormick was a powerful American newspaper publisher and longtime editor and owner of the Chicago Tribune, known for his conservative political influence in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Colonel Howard
Colonel Howard is a fictional military officer character featured in the film "The Pilot."
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D.
Colonel Osborne
Colonel Osborne is a central character in Anthony Trollope's novel "He Knew He Was Right," known for his flirtatious behavior and the jealousy and marital discord his actions help provoke.
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E.
Colonel Andrew Hynes
Colonel Andrew Hynes was an early American pioneer and military officer best known for establishing the Kentucky settlement that became Elizabethtown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War officer
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Union Army officer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Erie, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1837-06-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Waterford, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Erie Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | wounds received in battle ⓘ |
| commandRole | brigade commander ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-07-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Harvard University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Strong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
monument at Little Round Top, Gettysburg National Military Park
NERFINISHED
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statue in Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Union states ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
decisive leadership on the Union left flank at Gettysburg
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defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| militaryUnit | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake |
Strong Vincent High School
NERFINISHED
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Strong Vincent Middle School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | rapidly moving his brigade to occupy Little Round Top on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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soldier ⓘ |
| promotedToRank | brigadier general ⓘ |
| promotionStatus | posthumous promotion ⓘ |
| residence | Erie, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1863 ⓘ |
| serviceStart | 1861 ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth H. Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunitCommanded | 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| unitCommanded | 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| woundEvent | defense of Little Round Top ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colonel Strong Vincent Description of subject: Colonel Strong Vincent was a Union Army officer in the American Civil War best known for his decisive leadership and mortal wounding while defending Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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