Triple
T2196468
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Military Division of the Mississippi |
E49985
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasCommander |
P1197
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
George H. Thomas
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.
|
E264346
|
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: George H. Thomas | Statement: [Military Division of the Mississippi, hasCommander, George H. Thomas]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George H. Thomas Context triple: [Military Division of the Mississippi, hasCommander, George H. Thomas]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
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D.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
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E.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
- 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: George H. Thomas Triple: [Military Division of the Mississippi, hasCommander, George H. Thomas]
Generated description
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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: George H. Thomas Target entity description: 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.
-
A.
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.
-
B.
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.
-
C.
Gideon J. Pillow
Gideon J. Pillow was a controversial American lawyer, politician, and general who served in both the Mexican–American War and the Confederate Army during the Civil War.
-
D.
Lucius Buckner
Lucius Buckner is a notable individual associated with the Buckner family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of that surname.
-
E.
Winfield Scott Hancock
Winfield Scott Hancock was a prominent Union Army general during the American Civil War and later a Democratic presidential nominee in the 1880 United States election.
- 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_69a88aaba3c48190b351cab9b26989ff |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abbf77e4f08190a1f5ea601d306596 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:02 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69aebf17c28c81908f6b51c9ac6bc6ea |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:37 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69aebfbfdd78819081dc228abe0b1aff |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:40 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69aec02c2d0c81908b2d149efc342ccf |
completed | March 9, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:46 p.m.