Triple
T12904149
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Confederate States Postmaster General |
E308688
|
entity |
| Predicate | headOf |
P652
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Confederate States Post Office Department
The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
|
E1008188
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Confederate States Post Office Department | Statement: [Confederate States Postmaster General, headOf, Confederate States Post Office Department]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate States Post Office Department Context triple: [Confederate States Postmaster General, headOf, Confederate States Post Office Department]
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A.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
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B.
Confederate States Treasury
The Confederate States Treasury was the financial department of the Confederate government responsible for managing its fiscal policy, public debt, and wartime financing during the American Civil War.
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C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
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D.
Confederate States Postmaster General
The Confederate States Postmaster General was the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing postal services and mail delivery within the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
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E.
Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was the central administrative body responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army’s organization, logistics, and military operations during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Confederate States Post Office Department Triple: [Confederate States Postmaster General, headOf, Confederate States Post Office Department]
Generated description
The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate States Post Office Department Target entity description: The Confederate States Post Office Department was the postal system of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, responsible for managing mail delivery and related services across the seceded Southern states.
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A.
Post Office Department
The Post Office Department was the former cabinet-level agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for national mail delivery before its functions were transferred to the United States Postal Service in 1971.
-
B.
Confederate States Treasury
The Confederate States Treasury was the financial department of the Confederate government responsible for managing its fiscal policy, public debt, and wartime financing during the American Civil War.
-
C.
The Postal Service
The Postal Service is an American indie pop/electronic music project best known for its 2003 album "Give Up" and its collaboration between Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello.
-
D.
Confederate States Postmaster General
The Confederate States Postmaster General was the chief executive officer responsible for overseeing postal services and mail delivery within the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
-
E.
Confederate States War Department
The Confederate States War Department was the central administrative body responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army’s organization, logistics, and military operations during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69d7bdf92b588190acdf2a2291ac4590 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 2:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d971831bd48190b0ecd13e7181bbc6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 9:54 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f6a563a84c8190a75d830653661518 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:31 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f6a642726c8190ade35df474bab672 |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:34 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f6a6cbec348190a96a0194b2d6be4b |
completed | May 3, 2026, 1:37 a.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 5:40 p.m.