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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union III Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5149839 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union III Corps Context triple: [Fighting at Devil’s Den, unitInvolvedSide1, Union III Corps]
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A.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
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French III Corps
The French III Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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French IV Corps
The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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D.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps was a field corps of the Ottoman Army that served on multiple fronts during World War I, including the Gallipoli and Caucasus campaigns.
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XVI Corps
XVI Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for military operations in parts of the northern region of India.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Union III Corps Target entity description: 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.
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A.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
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B.
French III Corps
The French III Corps was a major field formation of Napoleon’s army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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C.
French IV Corps
The French IV Corps was a major corps-sized formation of Napoleon's army that played a significant role in the Waterloo campaign of 1815.
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D.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps was a field corps of the Ottoman Army that served on multiple fronts during World War I, including the Gallipoli and Caucasus campaigns.
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E.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for military operations in parts of the northern region of India.
- F. None of above. chosen
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 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Union III Corps Description of subject: 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.
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