Triple
T17266230
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Josiah Gorgas |
E419134
|
entity |
| Predicate | positionHeld |
P8
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army
The Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army was the senior officer responsible for overseeing the procurement, production, and distribution of weapons and ammunition for the Confederate military during the American Civil War.
|
E1260014
|
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: Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army | Statement: [Josiah Gorgas, positionHeld, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army Context triple: [Josiah Gorgas, positionHeld, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army]
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A.
Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army
The Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army is the senior officer responsible for overseeing the Army’s ordnance branch, including the development, procurement, supply, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment.
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B.
Confederate States Secretary of War
The Confederate States Secretary of War was the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army and military affairs during the American Civil War.
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C.
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
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D.
Inspector General of Artillery
The Inspector General of Artillery was a senior military post in the Russian Empire responsible for overseeing the organization, training, and effectiveness of the empire’s artillery forces.
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E.
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
The Confederate States Secretary of the Navy was the chief official responsible for overseeing and directing the naval forces and maritime affairs of the Confederate States of America 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: Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army Triple: [Josiah Gorgas, positionHeld, Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army]
Generated description
The Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army was the senior officer responsible for overseeing the procurement, production, and distribution of weapons and ammunition for the Confederate military during the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army Target entity description: The Chief of Ordnance of the Confederate States Army was the senior officer responsible for overseeing the procurement, production, and distribution of weapons and ammunition for the Confederate military during the American Civil War.
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A.
Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army
The Chief of Ordnance, U.S. Army is the senior officer responsible for overseeing the Army’s ordnance branch, including the development, procurement, supply, and maintenance of weapons, ammunition, and related military equipment.
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B.
Confederate States Secretary of War
The Confederate States Secretary of War was the cabinet official responsible for overseeing the Confederate Army and military affairs during the American Civil War.
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C.
Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance
The Lieutenant-General of the Ordnance was a senior British military and administrative officer responsible for overseeing artillery, munitions, and related logistical functions within the Board of Ordnance.
-
D.
Inspector General of Artillery
The Inspector General of Artillery was a senior military post in the Russian Empire responsible for overseeing the organization, training, and effectiveness of the empire’s artillery forces.
-
E.
Confederate States Secretary of the Navy
The Confederate States Secretary of the Navy was the chief official responsible for overseeing and directing the naval forces and maritime affairs of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
- 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_69d886d9ab108190b70edd8d17aa1204 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e42f45bf608190bcb48783d0d6fb85 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 1:26 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01794641648190a5db87ecb359c17a |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a017abddcc48190872f77b62ac9896e |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:44 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a017b7e72908190913215717fb04b0f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 6:47 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:40 a.m.