16th Iowa Infantry Regiment
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The 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that served in major Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
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| 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22812665 — 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: 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment Context triple: [Iowa in the Civil War, notableUnit, 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment]
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A.
6th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War, including battles such as Shiloh and the Atlanta Campaign.
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B.
13th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in several major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns.
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C.
14th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that served with distinction in multiple major campaigns and battles during the American Civil War.
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D.
11th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 11th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.
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E.
15th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that served with distinction in major Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
- 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: 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment Target entity description: The 16th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer infantry unit from Iowa that served in major Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
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A.
6th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 6th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in major Western Theater campaigns of the American Civil War, including battles such as Shiloh and the Atlanta Campaign.
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B.
13th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 13th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in several major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg and Atlanta campaigns.
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C.
14th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 14th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that served with distinction in multiple major campaigns and battles during the American Civil War.
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D.
11th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 11th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that fought in key Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War, including the Vicksburg Campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea.
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E.
15th Iowa Infantry Regiment
The 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment was a Union Army volunteer regiment from Iowa that served with distinction in major Western Theater campaigns during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.