Union III Corps
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Union III Corps was a major formation of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy casualties in key battles such as Gettysburg.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army formation
ⓘ
military corps ⓘ |
| absorbedInto |
II Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VI Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign |
Chancellorsville Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesAt | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Daniel Sickles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel P. Heintzelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disbandedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedAt |
Battle of Fair Oaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Wapping Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Mine Run Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| garrison | Army of the Potomac field operations ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hard fighting
ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableDivisionCommander |
Andrew A. Humphreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | advanced to Peach Orchard salient at Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | controversial deployment at Gettysburg by Daniel Sickles ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | infantry corps ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at Devil’s Den