Triple
T11969253
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Confederate States militia |
E284871
|
entity |
| Predicate | relatedTo |
P37
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Home Guard (Confederate)
The Home Guard (Confederate) was a local defense and reserve force in the Confederate States during the American Civil War, composed largely of men exempt from regular military service who were tasked with maintaining order, guarding infrastructure, and pursuing deserters.
|
E284871
|
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: Home Guard (Confederate) | Statement: [Confederate States militia, relatedTo, Home Guard (Confederate)]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Home Guard (Confederate) Context triple: [Confederate States militia, relatedTo, Home Guard (Confederate)]
-
A.
Confederate States militia
The Confederate States militia comprised state-organized military forces that supported the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, handling local defense, conscription enforcement, and internal security.
-
B.
Confederate infantry
Confederate infantry were the foot soldiers of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, forming the bulk of its combat forces in major battles across the conflict.
-
C.
Army of the Potomac (Confederate)
The Confederate Army of the Potomac was a principal Southern field army early in the American Civil War, active in northern Virginia and instrumental in the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run.
-
D.
Confederate States Armed Forces
The Confederate States Armed Forces were the combined military organizations of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, encompassing its army, navy, and marine corps.
-
E.
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
- 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: Home Guard (Confederate) Triple: [Confederate States militia, relatedTo, Home Guard (Confederate)]
Generated description
The Home Guard (Confederate) was a local defense and reserve force in the Confederate States during the American Civil War, composed largely of men exempt from regular military service who were tasked with maintaining order, guarding infrastructure, and pursuing deserters.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Home Guard (Confederate) Target entity description: The Home Guard (Confederate) was a local defense and reserve force in the Confederate States during the American Civil War, composed largely of men exempt from regular military service who were tasked with maintaining order, guarding infrastructure, and pursuing deserters.
-
A.
Confederate States militia
chosen
The Confederate States militia comprised state-organized military forces that supported the Confederate Army during the American Civil War, handling local defense, conscription enforcement, and internal security.
-
B.
Confederate infantry
Confederate infantry were the foot soldiers of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, forming the bulk of its combat forces in major battles across the conflict.
-
C.
Army of the Potomac (Confederate)
The Confederate Army of the Potomac was a principal Southern field army early in the American Civil War, active in northern Virginia and instrumental in the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run.
-
D.
Confederate States Armed Forces
The Confederate States Armed Forces were the combined military organizations of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, encompassing its army, navy, and marine corps.
-
E.
Confederate States Army
The Confederate States Army was the land warfare force of the secessionist Southern states during the American Civil War, known for figures like Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
- F. None of above.
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_69d6ab2eaeb881909f7914758f859413 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d9037bee54819085242a3ef3e286f9 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69f459691ff0819099282172933d2d81 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 7:42 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69f4645ef63881909b46937f73d637a3 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:29 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69f465be4db08190882898a17d077019 |
completed | May 1, 2026, 8:35 a.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:46 p.m.