Triple
T5708067
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Nathan Bedford Forrest |
E125833
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entity |
| Predicate | commanded |
P2333
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana
The Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana was a Confederate Civil War military command in the Western Theater, noted for its operations under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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E540231
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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: Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana | Statement: [Nathan Bedford Forrest, commanded, Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana Context triple: [Nathan Bedford Forrest, commanded, Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana]
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A.
Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
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B.
Army of the Trans-Mississippi
The Army of the Trans-Mississippi was a major Confederate field army that operated west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, overseeing military campaigns in states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
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C.
Army of the Gulf
The Army of the Gulf was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily along the Gulf Coast, including in the campaigns for New Orleans and Mobile.
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D.
Pettigrew’s Division
Pettigrew’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in the climactic assault at Gettysburg often referred to as Pickett’s Charge.
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E.
Alabama National Guard
The Alabama National Guard is a state military force that has played key roles in both domestic events, such as enforcing federal desegregation orders during the University of Alabama integration crisis, and in supporting U.S. military operations abroad.
- 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: Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana Triple: [Nathan Bedford Forrest, commanded, Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana]
Generated description
The Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana was a Confederate Civil War military command in the Western Theater, noted for its operations under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana Target entity description: The Cavalry Department of Alabama, Mississippi, and East Louisiana was a Confederate Civil War military command in the Western Theater, noted for its operations under General Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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A.
Barksdale’s Brigade
Barksdale’s Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Mississippi, commanded by Brigadier General William Barksdale, noted for its fierce assaults during major battles such as Gettysburg in the American Civil War.
-
B.
Army of the Trans-Mississippi
The Army of the Trans-Mississippi was a major Confederate field army that operated west of the Mississippi River during the American Civil War, overseeing military campaigns in states such as Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana.
-
C.
Army of the Gulf
The Army of the Gulf was a Union field army in the American Civil War that operated primarily along the Gulf Coast, including in the campaigns for New Orleans and Mobile.
-
D.
Pettigrew’s Division
Pettigrew’s Division was a Confederate infantry division in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in the climactic assault at Gettysburg often referred to as Pickett’s Charge.
-
E.
Alabama National Guard
The Alabama National Guard is a state military force that has played key roles in both domestic events, such as enforcing federal desegregation orders during the University of Alabama integration crisis, and in supporting U.S. military operations abroad.
- 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_69c0082d6fe48190b777fb383769e5c8 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 3:18 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c024892fd88190a91133fc88365410 |
completed | March 22, 2026, 5:19 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c05a6c17608190a9a808c2c77d937c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c05b7c3bd48190ad8303bf1bb3ec6a |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c05c22c31081909a9a67d99e7c728c |
completed | March 22, 2026, 9:16 p.m. |
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:45 p.m.