Sherman’s Battery
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Sherman’s Battery was a Union artillery unit noted for its 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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| Sherman’s Battery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11664221 — 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: Sherman’s Battery Context triple: [Union Army positions in First Battle of Bull Run, includedArtilleryBattery, Sherman’s Battery]
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A.
O'Hara's Battery
O'Hara's Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery and viewpoint located on the Upper Rock of Gibraltar, offering strategic views over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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B.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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E.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
- 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: Sherman’s Battery Target entity description: Sherman’s Battery was a Union artillery unit noted for its prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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A.
O'Hara's Battery
O'Hara's Battery is a historic coastal artillery battery and viewpoint located on the Upper Rock of Gibraltar, offering strategic views over the Strait of Gibraltar.
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B.
Vincent’s Brigade
Vincent’s Brigade was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War, best known for its crucial defensive stand on Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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C.
Kemper’s Brigade
Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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D.
Sibley’s Brigade
Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
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E.
Hoke's Brigade
Hoke's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, noted for its service in the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert F. Hoke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army unit
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United States Army artillery unit ⓘ artillery battery ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| engagement | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| era | American Civil War era ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | suffered losses at the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after its commanding officer Sherman ⓘ |
| hasReputation | fierce combat performance at First Bull Run ⓘ |
| hasType | field artillery battery ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1861–1865 American Civil War ⓘ |
| isA | Union field artillery unit ⓘ |
| locationOfActivity | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Union Army artillery
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ |
| militaryRole | direct fire against Confederate forces ⓘ |
| notableWork | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| notedFor |
hard-fought engagement at the First Battle of Bull Run
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prominent role in the First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| operatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| participatedIn | First Battle of Bull Run ⓘ |
| partOf | Union artillery ⓘ |
| role | field artillery support ⓘ |
| sideInConflict |
Union Army at the First Battle of Bull Run
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linked to:
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
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| theater |
Eastern Theater of operations
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linked to:
Eastern Theater
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| usedFor | supporting Union infantry in battle ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sherman’s Battery Description of subject: Sherman’s Battery was a Union artillery unit noted for its prominent and hard-fought role in the First Battle of Bull Run during the American Civil War.
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