Hays's Brigade
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Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
All labels observed (1)
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| Hays's Brigade canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5810007 — 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: Hays's Brigade Context triple: [Harry T. Hays, notableCommand, Hays's Brigade]
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Armistead's Brigade
Armistead's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, noted for its role in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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D.
26th Yankee Brigade
The 26th Yankee Brigade is a National Guard infantry brigade of the United States Army with historic roots in Massachusetts’ famed 26th "Yankee" Division.
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E.
McLaws’s Division
McLaws’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Lafayette McLaws and noted for its prominent role in major battles such as 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: Hays's Brigade Target entity description: Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
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A.
Armistead's Brigade
Armistead's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia during the American Civil War, noted for its role in Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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D.
26th Yankee Brigade
The 26th Yankee Brigade is a National Guard infantry brigade of the United States Army with historic roots in Massachusetts’ famed 26th "Yankee" Division.
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E.
McLaws’s Division
McLaws’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by Major General Lafayette McLaws and noted for its prominent role in major battles such as Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army unit
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military unit ⓘ |
| activeIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hays’ Louisiana Brigade
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana Tigers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| army | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Jubal A. Early
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commander | Harry T. Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf |
5th Louisiana Infantry Regiment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
6th Louisiana Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 7th Louisiana Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 8th Louisiana Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ 9th Louisiana Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| corps | Second Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| division | Jubal A. Early’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn | assaults on Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| foughtFor | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Harry T. Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Harry T. Hays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Second Winchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being part of the Louisiana Tigers formations
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participation in major battles such as Gettysburg ⓘ |
| origin | State of Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom | Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | American South NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
fierce fighting unit
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hard-fighting Louisiana brigade ⓘ |
| role | frontline combat unit ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | volunteer infantry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hays's Brigade Description of subject: Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry T. Hays