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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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]
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A.
commandedForcesOf
chosen
Indicates that one entity held command authority over the military or armed forces associated with another entity.
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B.
commandedIn
Indicates that one entity held a position of command or leadership within a specified context, such as a battle, operation, or organization.
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C.
hasCommanderRank
Indicates that an entity holds the military or organizational rank of commander within a specified hierarchy or context.
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D.
occupationForcesCommandedBy
Indicates that a particular occupation force is under the command or authority of a specified commander or commanding entity.
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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.