Triple
T8400318
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Confederate artillery |
E198153
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entity |
| Predicate | usedBy |
P260
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve
The Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve was the centralized pool of heavy and reserve artillery batteries that supported Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s main field army in major battles of the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
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E198153
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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: Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve | Statement: [Confederate artillery, usedBy, Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve Context triple: [Confederate artillery, usedBy, Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve]
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A.
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
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B.
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
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C.
Confederate artillery
Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.
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D.
Army of Virginia
The Army of Virginia was a short-lived Union field army in the American Civil War, formed in 1862 under Major General John Pope and best known for its defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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E.
Confederate cavalry
Confederate cavalry were the mounted troops of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, known for their mobility, reconnaissance, and raiding operations behind Union lines.
- 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: Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve Triple: [Confederate artillery, usedBy, Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve]
Generated description
The Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve was the centralized pool of heavy and reserve artillery batteries that supported Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s main field army in major battles of the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve Target entity description: The Army of Northern Virginia artillery reserve was the centralized pool of heavy and reserve artillery batteries that supported Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s main field army in major battles of the Eastern Theater during the American Civil War.
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A.
Union Army of Northeastern Virginia
The Union Army of Northeastern Virginia was the primary Federal field army in the Eastern Theater at the outset of the American Civil War, best known for its role in the First Battle of Bull Run in 1861.
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B.
Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate)
The Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) was an early Confederate field army operating in the strategically vital Shenandoah Valley of Virginia during the opening phase of the American Civil War.
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C.
Confederate artillery
chosen
Confederate artillery was the branch of the Confederate States Army responsible for operating cannons and other heavy guns during the American Civil War, providing crucial fire support in major battles.
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D.
Army of Virginia
The Army of Virginia was a short-lived Union field army in the American Civil War, formed in 1862 under Major General John Pope and best known for its defeat at the Second Battle of Bull Run.
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E.
Confederate cavalry
Confederate cavalry were the mounted troops of the Confederate States Army in the American Civil War, known for their mobility, reconnaissance, and raiding operations behind Union lines.
- F. None of above.
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_69ca82f816bc8190ab321c07d72208c1 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:04 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cb824bfcbc8190b26bfcb5f8c4777c |
completed | March 31, 2026, 8:14 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cde8789a608190a3503f544a19d204 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 3:54 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cdebfd60188190a1681344e2bf1e9e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:09 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69cded2fa42c8190bfbfc79caf38bf8e |
completed | April 2, 2026, 4:14 a.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:04 p.m.