Triple
T470742
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fort Sumter |
E8548
|
entity |
| Predicate | ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment |
P817
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general in the American Civil War, noted for directing the opening attack of the conflict and later commanding major Southern armies in the Eastern and Western theaters.
|
E59478
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (5 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: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard | Statement: [Fort Sumter, ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment, Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard Context triple: [Fort Sumter, ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment, Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard]
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A.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. was a Confederate lieutenant general during the American Civil War who later served as the 30th governor of Kentucky.
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B.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
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C.
Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, known for his controversial leadership and later service as a military adviser.
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D.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
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E.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
- 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: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard Triple: [Fort Sumter, ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment, Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard]
Generated description
Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general in the American Civil War, noted for directing the opening attack of the conflict and later commanding major Southern armies in the Eastern and Western theaters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard Target entity description: Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard was a prominent Confederate general in the American Civil War, noted for directing the opening attack of the conflict and later commanding major Southern armies in the Eastern and Western theaters.
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A.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Sr. was a Confederate lieutenant general during the American Civil War who later served as the 30th governor of Kentucky.
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B.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr.
Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr. was a U.S. Army lieutenant general in World War II who led the Tenth Army in the Pacific and was the highest-ranking American officer killed by enemy fire during the war.
-
C.
Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg was a Confederate general in the American Civil War, known for his controversial leadership and later service as a military adviser.
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D.
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a prominent 19th-century American military officer best known as the leading Confederate general during the American Civil War.
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E.
Robert S. Garnett
Robert S. Garnett was an American artist best known for creating the original design of the Great Seal of the State of California.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment Context triple: [Fort Sumter, ConfederateCommanderDuringBombardment, Brigadier General P. G. T. Beauregard]
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A.
positionOnConfederateLeadership
Indicates a stance or view an entity holds regarding the leadership of the Confederate side in a given conflict or historical context.
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B.
commanderAttacker
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or leader of another entity that is acting as the attacker in a conflict or operation.
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C.
operationalCommanderAttacker
chosen
Indicates that the subject serves as the operational commander directing and controlling the attacking forces in the described action or event.
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D.
garrisonDuringBattle
Indicates that an entity is stationed to defend or hold a location specifically during the time a battle is taking place.
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E.
opposingCommander
Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer of a force that is in opposition or conflict with the force commanded by another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (6 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_69a2e7f3aeb48190a19453e3a043f486 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2efef8b788190857ebf66df562d59 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a467ff6db08190837d5f0cfa2946e9 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4688a2cbc8190a2110fcd32b63f19 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:25 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a468dfc120819098e9f66c8193a20f |
completed | March 1, 2026, 4:27 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edecefb081908331ef8b9edf6636 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.