Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment
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The Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War that manned heavy artillery positions, particularly in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and later saw action in major campaigns.
All labels observed (1)
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| Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6913848 — 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: Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Context triple: [Massachusetts regiments, hasPart, Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment]
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A.
1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served early and prominently in the American Civil War.
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B.
2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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C.
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment is the primary civilian resistance group of survivors fighting an alien invasion in the television series "Falling Skies."
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D.
1st Massachusetts Cavalry
The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment from Massachusetts that served prominently in the American Civil War, participating in numerous major campaigns and battles.
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E.
15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam and 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: Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Target entity description: The Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War that manned heavy artillery positions, particularly in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and later saw action in major campaigns.
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A.
1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served early and prominently in the American Civil War.
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B.
2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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C.
2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Militia Regiment is the primary civilian resistance group of survivors fighting an alien invasion in the television series "Falling Skies."
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D.
1st Massachusetts Cavalry
The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment from Massachusetts that served prominently in the American Civil War, participating in numerous major campaigns and battles.
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E.
15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 15th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam and Gettysburg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
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Union Army regiment ⓘ heavy artillery regiment ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery
NERFINISHED
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1st Massachusetts Heavy Artillery Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Massachusetts Civil War regiments
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Union Army artillery regiments ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| convertedFrom | 14th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| duty | defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| garrisonDutyLocation | defenses of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | American Civil War era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterDuty | field operations with the Army of the Potomac ⓘ |
| locatedInFormationState | Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchType | artillery ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Cold Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
later participation in major Union campaigns in Virginia
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long service in the defenses of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| originalDesignation | 14th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Union defenses of Washington, D.C.
NERFINISHED
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Union offensives in Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | manning fortifications and heavy guns ⓘ |
| role | heavy artillery ⓘ |
| service | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
District of Columbia
NERFINISHED
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Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfArtillery |
garrison artillery
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siege artillery ⓘ |
| usedWeaponType |
field artillery (when deployed in field operations)
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heavy cannon ⓘ siege guns ⓘ |
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Subject: Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment Description of subject: The Massachusetts 1st Heavy Artillery Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War that manned heavy artillery positions, particularly in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and later saw action in major campaigns.
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