III Corps, Army of the Potomac
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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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac | 1 |
| III Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
army corps
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderAtBattle |
Daniel E. Sickles at Battle of Gettysburg
ⓘ
Samuel P. Heintzelman during Peninsula Campaign ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbandedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedInBattle |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Seven Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Days Battles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| garrisonOrAssemblyLocation | Army of the Potomac field armies ⓘ |
| hadDivision |
1st Division, III Corps
NERFINISHED
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2nd Division, III Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Division, III Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Daniel E. Sickles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ George W. Getty NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel P. Heintzelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | advanced to Peach Orchard salient at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notedFor |
controversial deployment at Gettysburg
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hard fighting ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
II Corps, Army of the Potomac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Major General George B. McClellan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major General George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Major General Joseph Hooker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedHeavyLossesAt |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | infantry corps ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Fighting at the Peach Orchard
this entity surface form:
III Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form:
3rd Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac