11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
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The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, famously known as the "Fire Zouaves," was a Union Civil War unit composed largely of New York City firefighters that gained early prominence for its distinctive Zouave uniforms and the death of its commander, Elmer E. Ellsworth.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 11th New York Infantry Regiment | 1 |
| 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20619366 — 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)
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Target entity: 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Elmer E. Ellsworth, unitCommanded, 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment]
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116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns and battles.
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61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, particularly with the Army of the Potomac.
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63rd New York Infantry Regiment
The 63rd New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit that fought with distinction in the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.
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69th New York Infantry Regiment
The 69th New York Infantry Regiment was a famed Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its fierce fighting spirit and heavy casualties in major battles such as Antietam and Fredericksburg.
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54th New York Infantry Regiment
The 54th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, notably as part of the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
- 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: 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 11th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, famously known as the "Fire Zouaves," was a Union Civil War unit composed largely of New York City firefighters that gained early prominence for its distinctive Zouave uniforms and the death of its commander, Elmer E. Ellsworth.
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A.
116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 116th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns and battles.
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B.
61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 61st New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, particularly with the Army of the Potomac.
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C.
63rd New York Infantry Regiment
The 63rd New York Infantry Regiment was a predominantly Irish-American Union Army unit that fought with distinction in the famed Irish Brigade during the American Civil War.
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D.
69th New York Infantry Regiment
The 69th New York Infantry Regiment was a famed Irish-American Union Army unit in the American Civil War, renowned for its fierce fighting spirit and heavy casualties in major battles such as Antietam and Fredericksburg.
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E.
54th New York Infantry Regiment
The 54th New York Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served in the American Civil War, notably as part of the XI Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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