Triple

T7566763
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Battle of Shepherdstown E178932 entity
Predicate combatant P375 FINISHED
Object Army of the Potomac E62577 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Army of the Potomac | Statement: [Battle of Shepherdstown, combatant, Army of the Potomac]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Army of the Potomac
Context triple: [Battle of Shepherdstown, combatant, Army of the Potomac]
  • A. Army of the Potomac chosen
    The Army of the Potomac was the principal Union field army in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, best known for its major campaigns against Confederate forces in Virginia.
  • B. III Corps, Army of the Potomac
    III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy losses in key battles such as Gettysburg.
  • C. Union V Corps
    Union V Corps was a major infantry formation of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, noted for its significant combat role in key battles such as Gettysburg.
  • D. First United States Army
    The First United States Army is a major field army formation of the U.S. Army that played a key role in European operations during World War II, including the Battle of the Bulge.
  • E. Army of the Cumberland
    The Army of the Cumberland was a major Union field army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, noted for its key role in campaigns such as Chickamauga, Chattanooga, and the drive toward Atlanta.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (3 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69c69f2f80288190b95cceb4da92ab2b elicitation completed
NER batch_69c6f91c717881909c88901cc3b101c7 ner completed
NED1 batch_69c856dc5ea881908c2e0075f9631af4 ned_source_triple completed
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:50 p.m.