5th Michigan Infantry Regiment
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The 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Michigan that fought in numerous major battles of the American Civil War, earning distinction for its heavy combat service and casualties.
All labels observed (1)
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| 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20616936 — 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: 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Michigan Civil War regiments, notableUnit, 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment]
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A.
4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army unit from Michigan that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, including the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
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B.
3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army volunteer unit from Michigan that fought in numerous major battles of the American Civil War, including the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Gettysburg.
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C.
1st Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army unit from Michigan that saw early and significant service in the American Civil War.
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D.
2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army volunteer unit from Michigan that saw extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 5th Michigan Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Michigan that fought in numerous major battles of the American Civil War, earning distinction for its heavy combat service and casualties.
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A.
4th Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 4th Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army unit from Michigan that fought in major battles of the American Civil War, including the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, and Gettysburg.
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B.
3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 3rd Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army volunteer unit from Michigan that fought in numerous major battles of the American Civil War, including the Peninsula Campaign, Second Bull Run, and Gettysburg.
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C.
1st Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 1st Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army unit from Michigan that saw early and significant service in the American Civil War.
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D.
2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Michigan Infantry Regiment was a prominent Union Army volunteer unit from Michigan that saw extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.
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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
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.