Triple

T3294577
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject James Chaplin Beecher E69182 entity
Predicate militaryUnitCommanded P32915 FINISHED
Object 35th United States Colored Troops
The 35th United States Colored Troops was a Union Army regiment of African American soldiers that served in the American Civil War.
E304152 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: 35th United States Colored Troops | Statement: [James Chaplin Beecher, militaryUnitCommanded, 35th United States Colored Troops]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 35th United States Colored Troops
Context triple: [James Chaplin Beecher, militaryUnitCommanded, 35th United States Colored Troops]
  • A. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
  • B. United States Colored Troops
    The United States Colored Troops were regiments of African American (and some Native American) soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, playing a crucial role in its military and moral victory over the Confederacy.
  • C. 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
    The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.
  • D. 44th New York Infantry
    The 44th New York Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its prominent role in the defense of key positions during major battles, including Gettysburg.
  • E. 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
    The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • 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: 35th United States Colored Troops
Triple: [James Chaplin Beecher, militaryUnitCommanded, 35th United States Colored Troops]
Generated description
The 35th United States Colored Troops was a Union Army regiment of African American soldiers that served in the American Civil War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 35th United States Colored Troops
Target entity description: The 35th United States Colored Troops was a Union Army regiment of African American soldiers that served in the American Civil War.
  • A. 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment
    The 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment was one of the first official African American units in the Union Army during the American Civil War, renowned for its bravery in the assault on Fort Wagner.
  • B. United States Colored Troops chosen
    The United States Colored Troops were regiments of African American (and some Native American) soldiers who fought for the Union during the American Civil War, playing a crucial role in its military and moral victory over the Confederacy.
  • C. 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment
    The 24th U.S. Infantry Regiment was a historic African American (Buffalo Soldier) unit of the United States Army that served with distinction in conflicts from the Spanish–American War through the mid-20th century.
  • D. 44th New York Infantry
    The 44th New York Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its prominent role in the defense of key positions during major battles, including Gettysburg.
  • E. 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry
    The 83rd Pennsylvania Infantry was a Union Army regiment in the American Civil War noted for its crucial role in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: militaryUnitCommanded
Context triple: [James Chaplin Beecher, militaryUnitCommanded, 35th United States Colored Troops]
  • A. commandedForcesOf chosen
    Indicates that one entity held command authority over the military or armed forces associated with another entity.
  • B. commandedIn
    Indicates that one entity held a position of command or leadership within a specified context, such as a battle, operation, or organization.
  • C. hasCommanderRank
    Indicates that an entity holds the military or organizational rank of commander within a specified hierarchy or context.
  • D. occupationForcesCommandedBy
    Indicates that a particular occupation force is under the command or authority of a specified commander or commanding entity.
  • E. commandedTo
    Indicates that one entity has issued an order or directive for another entity to perform a specific action or fulfill a particular duty.
  • 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_69ad859d45748190b0742408c954b39f completed March 8, 2026, 2:20 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69adb07661748190bf57469e101c5283 completed March 8, 2026, 5:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69b2e86b8e04819091f4a4ae6d6a87ad completed March 12, 2026, 4:23 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69b2e8f6a7c48190bc457f348c3a7179 completed March 12, 2026, 4:25 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69b2e98804b8819097ef1fd498f13c9b completed March 12, 2026, 4:27 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69ada42407dc81909f60d7a14e1b7934 completed March 8, 2026, 4:30 p.m.
Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:10 p.m.