People’s Ellsworth Regiment
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The People’s Ellsworth Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served prominently in the American Civil War, noted for being raised in honor of the slain Union officer Elmer E. Ellsworth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| People’s Ellsworth Regiment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5254407 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: People’s Ellsworth Regiment Context triple: [44th New York Infantry, alsoKnownAs, People’s Ellsworth Regiment]
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A.
Morgan's Rifle Corps
Morgan's Rifle Corps was an elite Continental Army light infantry unit of expert marksmen led by Daniel Morgan during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Army of the Missouri
The Army of the Missouri was a Union field army that operated in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in campaigns across the Trans-Mississippi region.
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C.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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D.
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Pulaski Cavalry Legion
The Pulaski Cavalry Legion was an elite mixed infantry and cavalry unit in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, renowned for its daring tactics and leadership under Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski.
- 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: People’s Ellsworth Regiment Target entity description: The People’s Ellsworth Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served prominently in the American Civil War, noted for being raised in honor of the slain Union officer Elmer E. Ellsworth.
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A.
Morgan's Rifle Corps
Morgan's Rifle Corps was an elite Continental Army light infantry unit of expert marksmen led by Daniel Morgan during the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
Army of the Missouri
The Army of the Missouri was a Union field army that operated in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in campaigns across the Trans-Mississippi region.
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C.
Wilmington Light Infantry
The Wilmington Light Infantry was a North Carolina militia unit that played a key role in enforcing white supremacist control during the violent 1898 coup and racial massacre in Wilmington.
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D.
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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E.
Pulaski Cavalry Legion
The Pulaski Cavalry Legion was an elite mixed infantry and cavalry unit in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War, renowned for its daring tactics and leadership under Polish nobleman Casimir Pulaski.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army unit
ⓘ
infantry regiment ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1861–1865 (American Civil War period) ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | death of Elmer E. Ellsworth ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
State of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York State
Union war effort in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasType | volunteer regiment ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | commemorated the death of early Union martyr Elmer E. Ellsworth ⓘ |
| honors | Elmer E. Ellsworth ⓘ |
| locationOfOrigin | New York ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryFormationType | regiment ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Elmer E. Ellsworth
ⓘ
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth ⓘ
linked to:
Elmer E. Ellsworth
|
| notableFor |
being raised in honor of Elmer E. Ellsworth
ⓘ
service in the Union Army during the American Civil War ⓘ |
| partOf | Union volunteer regiments from New York ⓘ |
| reasonForName | raised in honor of the slain Union officer Elmer E. Ellsworth ⓘ |
| role | infantry combat operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | American Civil War battlefields ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: People’s Ellsworth Regiment Description of subject: The People’s Ellsworth Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from New York that served prominently in the American Civil War, noted for being raised in honor of the slain Union officer Elmer E. Ellsworth.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.