Triple

T8466438

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Department of the Gulf	`E200173`	entity
Predicate	notableCommander	`P1197`	FINISHED
Object	Benjamin F. Butler	`E38895`	NE FINISHED

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: Benjamin F. Butler
Context triple: [Department of the Gulf, notableCommander, Benjamin F. Butler]

A. Benjamin F. Butler chosen
Benjamin F. Butler was a controversial 19th-century American politician and Union Civil War general known for his aggressive Radical Republican stance and prominent role in Reconstruction-era legal and political battles.
B. Nathaniel P. Banks
Nathaniel P. Banks was a Union major general in the American Civil War and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and governor of Massachusetts.
C. Benjamin M. Prentiss
Benjamin M. Prentiss was a Union Army general during the American Civil War, best known for his stubborn defense at the Hornet’s Nest during the Battle of Shiloh.
D. George B. McClellan Jr.
George B. McClellan Jr. was an American Democratic politician who served as mayor of New York City from 1904 to 1909 and later became a historian and professor at Princeton University.
E. William B. Waddell
William B. Waddell was a 19th-century American businessman best known as one of the founders of the Pony Express mail service.
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_69ca831a4f348190bfdd09250e86ae35`	elicitation	completed
NER	`batch_69cbe4d17ec8819093becdaec750aff5`	ner	completed
NED1	`batch_69ce6d019b748190a972ae32a56523c0`	ned_source_triple	completed

Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:11 p.m.