32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

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American Civil War military unit Union Army regiment infantry regiment

The 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served in major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
32nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment	1
32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry	1
32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6913846 — 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: 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Context triple: [Massachusetts regiments, hasPart, 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment]

A. 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army unit in the American Civil War, noted for its heavy combat service and association with several prominent Harvard-educated officers.
B. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
C. 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, formed as one of the earliest African American regiments and noted for its service and sacrifice following the example of the famed 54th Massachusetts.
D. 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
E. 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served early and prominently in 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: 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Target entity description: The 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served in major campaigns and battles of the American Civil War.

A. 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 20th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a distinguished Union Army unit in the American Civil War, noted for its heavy combat service and association with several prominent Harvard-educated officers.
B. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
C. 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army unit in the American Civil War, formed as one of the earliest African American regiments and noted for its service and sacrifice following the example of the famed 54th Massachusetts.
D. 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 2nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served with distinction in major battles of the American Civil War, including Antietam, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
E. 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 1st Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army infantry unit from Massachusetts that served early and prominently in the American Civil War.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American Civil War military unit ⓘ Union Army regiment ⓘ infantry regiment ⓘ
allegiance	Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	32nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ⓘ linked to: 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
branch	Union Army ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designation	32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry ⓘ linked to: 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
engagedIn	land warfare ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
hasRole	volunteer infantry unit ⓘ
locationOfRecruitment	Massachusetts ⓘ
militaryBranch	infantry ⓘ
militaryFormationType	volunteer regiment ⓘ
notableFor	participation in multiple major Civil War campaigns ⓘ service as a Massachusetts volunteer unit ⓘ service in the Union Army during the American Civil War ⓘ
organizedIn	Massachusetts ⓘ
participatedIn	major battles of the American Civil War ⓘ major campaigns of the American Civil War ⓘ
partOf	Union forces in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
service	United States Volunteers ⓘ
sideInConflict	Union ⓘ
state	Massachusetts ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Massachusetts regiments → hasPart → 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment ⓘ

32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → designation → 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry ⓘ

linked to: 32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment

32nd Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment → alsoKnownAs → 32nd Massachusetts Infantry Regiment ⓘ