Triple
T10238564
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Western Union armies |
E243530
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object | George H. Thomas |
E264346
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: George H. Thomas | Statement: [Western Union armies, notableCommander, George H. Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George H. Thomas Context triple: [Western Union armies, notableCommander, George H. Thomas]
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A.
George H. Thomas
chosen
George H. Thomas was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War, renowned for his steadfast leadership and key victories in the Western Theater.
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B.
Don Carlos Buell
Don Carlos Buell was a Union major general in the American Civil War, noted for his cautious leadership in the Western Theater and his controversial role in several key campaigns.
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C.
William H. Fuller
William H. Fuller is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Fuller surname, though detailed public information about his life or achievements is limited.
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D.
Andrew A. Humphreys
Andrew A. Humphreys was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general who later served as Chief of Engineers, recognized for his contributions to military engineering and topographical surveys.
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E.
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was a 19th-century American educator and Civil War veteran best known for helping to revive and preserve the College of William & Mary during and after the war.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d381b0f97c819085c9b45799a5fb7c |
completed | April 6, 2026, 9:49 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d4d21ca3008190bfbde4074b37592d |
completed | April 7, 2026, 9:45 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d87e33a0088190b1cad6ada8beb345 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 4:36 a.m. |
Created at: April 6, 2026, 11:23 a.m.