2nd Division, XII Corps
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The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2nd Division, XII Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5254326 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Division, XII Corps Context triple: [Culp's Hill, defendedBy, 2nd Division, XII Corps]
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1st Division, XII Corps
The 1st Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
1st Division, V Corps
The 1st Division, V Corps was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, noted for including distinguished regiments such as the 20th Maine and for its prominent role in major Eastern Theater battles.
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C.
1st Division
The 1st Division is a key formation of the Australian Army, historically notable for its role in major conflicts such as World War I and World War II.
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D.
3rd Division
The 3rd Division is a renowned U.S. Army infantry division noted for its extensive combat history in major conflicts from World War I through the present.
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E.
II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
- 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: 2nd Division, XII Corps Target entity description: The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
1st Division, XII Corps
The 1st Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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B.
1st Division, V Corps
The 1st Division, V Corps was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War, noted for including distinguished regiments such as the 20th Maine and for its prominent role in major Eastern Theater battles.
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C.
1st Division
The 1st Division is a key formation of the Australian Army, historically notable for its role in major conflicts such as World War I and World War II.
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D.
3rd Division
The 3rd Division is a renowned U.S. Army infantry division noted for its extensive combat history in major conflicts from World War I through the present.
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E.
II Corps
II Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Civil War military unit
ⓘ
Union Army infantry division ⓘ |
| action | defended Culp's Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyCommanderAtGettysburg | Major General George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Cemetery Hill–Culp's Hill sector at Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Union Army divisions ⓘ |
| commander | Brigadier General John W. Geary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | Union volunteer infantry regiments ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| corpsCommanderAtGettysburg | Major General Henry W. Slocum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| date | active during 1862–1864 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedAt | Culp's Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedOn |
2 July 1863
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3 July 1863 ⓘ |
| higherFormation |
Army of the Cumberland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| locationOfService |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | held right flank of Union line at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableCommander | John W. Geary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Antietam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Cedar Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| partOf | XII Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| reorganizedInto | XX Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Atlanta Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Chancellorsville Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field division ⓘ |
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Subject: 2nd Division, XII Corps Description of subject: The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.
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