Ricketts’s Battery
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Ricketts’s Battery was a Union artillery unit that played a prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ricketts’s Battery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11664219 — 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: Ricketts’s Battery Context triple: [Union Army positions in First Battle of Bull Run, includedArtilleryBattery, Ricketts’s Battery]
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A.
Garnett’s Brigade
Garnett’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Knowlton’s Rangers
Knowlton’s Rangers was an elite American Revolutionary War reconnaissance and intelligence unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, often regarded as one of the first organized U.S. military intelligence corps.
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C.
The Cavalry
The Cavalry is the nickname of Cavalry FC, a professional Canadian soccer club competing in the Canadian Premier League.
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D.
“Malvern Hill”
“Malvern Hill” is a poem by Herman Melville reflecting on the brutal Civil War battle of Malvern Hill, included in his collection Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.
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E.
Morgan's cavalry
Morgan's cavalry was a Confederate mounted unit in the American Civil War, famed for its fast-moving raids behind Union lines under the leadership of John Hunt Morgan.
- 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: Ricketts’s Battery Target entity description: Ricketts’s Battery was a Union artillery unit that played a prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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A.
Garnett’s Brigade
Garnett’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
Knowlton’s Rangers
Knowlton’s Rangers was an elite American Revolutionary War reconnaissance and intelligence unit led by Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Knowlton, often regarded as one of the first organized U.S. military intelligence corps.
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C.
The Cavalry
The Cavalry is the nickname of Cavalry FC, a professional Canadian soccer club competing in the Canadian Premier League.
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D.
“Malvern Hill”
“Malvern Hill” is a poem by Herman Melville reflecting on the brutal Civil War battle of Malvern Hill, included in his collection Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War.
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E.
Morgan's cavalry
Morgan's cavalry was a Confederate mounted unit in the American Civil War, famed for its fast-moving raids behind Union lines under the leadership of John Hunt Morgan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army unit
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artillery battery ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ricketts’s Battery, U.S. Artillery
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linked to:
Battery B, 4th U.S. Artillery
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| belligerent | United States of America ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| engagedAgainst | Confederate States Army ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Military units and formations of the American Civil War
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Union artillery units of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity |
Manassas, Virginia
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linked to:
Manassas
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| militaryBranch | Union Army artillery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hard-fought action at First Battle of Bull Run
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prominent role at First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| operatedAs | field artillery unit ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union Army forces at First Bull Run
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linked to:
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
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| roleInBattle | Union artillery support at First Bull Run ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ricketts’s Battery Description of subject: Ricketts’s Battery was a Union artillery unit that played a prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.