“The College Colonel”
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“The College Colonel” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “The College Colonel” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5531397 — 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: “The College Colonel” Context triple: [Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War, hasPart, “The College Colonel”]
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
the Colonel
The Colonel is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "La hojarasca," representing an aging, disillusioned patriarch who embodies the lingering legacy of past conflicts and the weight of family and societal obligations in a decaying Caribbean town.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Colonel Hathi’s March
"Colonel Hathi’s March" is a comedic military-style marching song performed by the elephant patrol in Disney’s 1967 animated film The Jungle Book.
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E.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
- 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: “The College Colonel” Target entity description: “The College Colonel” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*.
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A.
The Colonel
The Colonel is the traditional mascot figure representing Eastern Kentucky University's athletic teams and school spirit.
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B.
the Colonel
The Colonel is a central character in Gabriel García Márquez’s novella "La hojarasca," representing an aging, disillusioned patriarch who embodies the lingering legacy of past conflicts and the weight of family and societal obligations in a decaying Caribbean town.
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C.
The Sergeant
The Sergeant is a 1968 drama film starring Rod Steiger as a rigid Army noncommissioned officer grappling with repressed homosexuality and inner turmoil.
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D.
Colonel Hathi’s March
"Colonel Hathi’s March" is a comedic military-style marching song performed by the elephant patrol in Disney’s 1967 animated film The Jungle Book.
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E.
The Little Colonel
The Little Colonel is a 1935 American film best known for pairing Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore and featuring one of the earliest interracial dance scenes in Hollywood history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
poem ⓘ |
| author | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Herman Melville ⓘ |
| describes | a young colonel returning from the Civil War ⓘ |
| firstPublication | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ |
| genre |
Civil War poetry
ⓘ
war poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasForm | lyric poem ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The College Colonel ⓘ |
| includedIn | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| originallyPublishedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| partOf | Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War ⓘ |
| portrays |
aftermath of battle
ⓘ
psychological effects of war ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| setDuring | American Civil War ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States Army context
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Army personnel
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| subject | American Civil War ⓘ |
| theme |
memory of battle
ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ war ⓘ youth and war ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “The College Colonel” Description of subject: “The College Colonel” is a Civil War–themed poem by Herman Melville included in his collection *Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War*.
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