Triple
T3294576
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James Chaplin Beecher |
E69182
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops
"Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops" is a historical account by James Chaplin Beecher detailing his leadership of an African American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
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E343444
|
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: Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops | Statement: [James Chaplin Beecher, notableWork, Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops Context triple: [James Chaplin Beecher, notableWork, Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops]
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A.
Army of the Shenandoah
The Army of the Shenandoah was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily in Virginia’s strategically vital Shenandoah Valley.
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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.
Buffalo Soldiers
The Buffalo Soldiers were African American regiments in the U.S. Army formed after the Civil War, renowned for their service on the Western frontier and in later American conflicts despite facing racial discrimination.
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D.
26th New York Cavalry
The 26th New York Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment that served in the American Civil War, performing duties such as patrols, scouting, and security operations.
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E.
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
- 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: Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops Triple: [James Chaplin Beecher, notableWork, Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops]
Generated description
"Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops" is a historical account by James Chaplin Beecher detailing his leadership of an African American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops Target entity description: "Command of the 35th United States Colored Troops" is a historical account by James Chaplin Beecher detailing his leadership of an African American regiment in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
-
A.
Army of the Shenandoah
The Army of the Shenandoah was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily in Virginia’s strategically vital Shenandoah Valley.
-
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.
-
C.
Buffalo Soldiers
The Buffalo Soldiers were African American regiments in the U.S. Army formed after the Civil War, renowned for their service on the Western frontier and in later American conflicts despite facing racial discrimination.
-
D.
26th New York Cavalry
The 26th New York Cavalry was a Union mounted regiment that served in the American Civil War, performing duties such as patrols, scouting, and security operations.
-
E.
54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
- 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_69ad859d45748190b0742408c954b39f |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69adb07661748190bf57469e101c5283 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b2e86b8e04819091f4a4ae6d6a87ad |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b2e8f6a7c48190bc457f348c3a7179 |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b2e98804b8819097ef1fd498f13c9b |
completed | March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.