Triple

T11596744
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Ball's Bluff E275022 entity
Predicate ConfederateForces P36714 FINISHED
Object Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans
The Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans were a small Confederate command that played a key defensive role against Union forces during the Battle of Ball's Bluff in the American Civil War.
E935963 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: Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans | Statement: [Battle of Ball's Bluff, ConfederateForces, Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans
Context triple: [Battle of Ball's Bluff, ConfederateForces, Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans]
  • A. Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
    The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
  • B. Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
    The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
  • C. Stonewall Brigade
    The Stonewall Brigade was a famed Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, originally commanded by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and renowned for its discipline and combat effectiveness.
  • D. Kemper’s Brigade
    Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • E. Sibley’s Brigade
    Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory 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: Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans
Triple: [Battle of Ball's Bluff, ConfederateForces, Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans]
Generated description
The Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans were a small Confederate command that played a key defensive role against Union forces during the Battle of Ball's Bluff in the American Civil War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans
Target entity description: The Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans were a small Confederate command that played a key defensive role against Union forces during the Battle of Ball's Bluff in the American Civil War.
  • A. Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
    The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
  • B. Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
    The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
  • C. Stonewall Brigade
    The Stonewall Brigade was a famed Confederate infantry brigade in the American Civil War, originally commanded by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and renowned for its discipline and combat effectiveness.
  • D. Kemper’s Brigade
    Kemper’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade in the Army of Northern Virginia, best known for its role in Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • E. Sibley’s Brigade
    Sibley’s Brigade was a Confederate volunteer brigade led by Colonel Henry Hopkins Sibley that campaigned in the New Mexico Territory during the American Civil War.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: ConfederateForces
Context triple: [Battle of Ball's Bluff, ConfederateForces, Army of the Potomac (Confederate) units under Nathan G. Evans]
  • A. unionArmy
    Indicates that an entity served in, was part of, or is otherwise affiliated with the Union Army (the United States Army of the North) during the American Civil War.
  • B. commandingConfederateForces
    Indicates that one entity holds the role or responsibility of directing and leading the military operations of the Confederate forces in relation to another entity.
  • C. confederateArmyComponent chosen
    Indicates that one entity functions as a constituent unit, formation, or subpart of the Confederate army.
  • D. joinedConfederateStatesOfAmerica
    Indicates that an entity became a member of, or formally aligned itself with, the Confederate States of America.
  • E. combatantConfederate
    Indicates that an entity participates as a combatant on the Confederate side in a conflict or war.
  • 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_69d6aae6b14c81908dc5a74bad7591f9 completed April 8, 2026, 7:22 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d89549c870819086e16e9110bbad87 completed April 10, 2026, 6:14 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69e8a7cad108819082eebb3ca130f5b8 completed April 22, 2026, 10:49 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69e8af93e07c8190aecb040cac6db146 completed April 22, 2026, 11:23 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ee5b254a2081909cba97a6ecb10601 completed April 26, 2026, 6:36 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69d85dd20d188190863d1190d4c16048 completed April 10, 2026, 2:17 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:38 p.m.