Triple
T487120
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | George B. McClellan |
E9901
|
entity |
| Predicate | successor (general-in-chief) |
P78
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry W. Halleck
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
|
E64177
|
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: Henry W. Halleck | Statement: [George B. McClellan, successor (general-in-chief), Henry W. Halleck]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry W. Halleck Context triple: [George B. McClellan, successor (general-in-chief), Henry W. Halleck]
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A.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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B.
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican congressman from Indiana who served as a key party leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
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.
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D.
George B. McClellan Jr.
George B. McClellan Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909 and later became a historian and professor at Princeton University.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- 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: Henry W. Halleck Triple: [George B. McClellan, successor (general-in-chief), Henry W. Halleck]
Generated description
Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry W. Halleck Target entity description: Henry W. Halleck was a prominent Union Army general and military administrator during the American Civil War, known for his role as general-in-chief and later chief of staff to Ulysses S. Grant.
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A.
George McClellan
George McClellan was a Union general during the American Civil War who organized the Army of the Potomac and later ran unsuccessfully for U.S. president against Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
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B.
Charles A. Halleck
Charles A. Halleck was a prominent mid-20th-century Republican congressman from Indiana who served as a key party leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
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.
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D.
George B. McClellan Jr.
George B. McClellan Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909 and later became a historian and professor at Princeton University.
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E.
Philip Sheridan
Philip Sheridan was a prominent Union general in the American Civil War who later became Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Indian Wars and Reconstruction era.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: successor (general-in-chief) Context triple: [George B. McClellan, successor (general-in-chief), Henry W. Halleck]
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A.
successor
chosen
Indicates that one entity directly follows another in an ordered sequence or position.
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B.
chiefOfStaff
Indicates that one entity serves as the chief of staff for another entity, typically managing operations and coordinating activities on its behalf.
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C.
successorTitle
Indicates the title or position that directly follows and replaces a previous one in a sequence or succession.
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D.
successorOfficeTo
Indicates that one office or position directly follows and replaces another in an official sequence or hierarchy.
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E.
successorDesignated
Indicates that one entity has been formally chosen or named to take over the role, position, or responsibilities of another entity in the future.
- 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_69a2e802e2908190ab17c9479e0b6412 |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a2f0de66308190a18503a482881cfc |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69a4a14aab308190b12deb3509e9715e |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:27 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69a4a27e8b7c8190991d3d5dc44c6913 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:33 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69a4a2d68b688190a5ec28394356d76c |
completed | March 1, 2026, 8:34 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69a2edf63fbc819090ea6ca11f39116a |
completed | Feb. 28, 2026, 1:30 p.m. |
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:12 p.m.