Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
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The Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate infantry corps in the American Civil War, best known for its role in key Eastern Theater battles under the command of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia canonical | 3 |
| Confederate Third Corps | 2 |
| Third Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6762488 — 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: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Context triple: [A.P. Hill, command, Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia]
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A.
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate field corps in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in many Eastern Theater battles under the leadership of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and his successors.
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First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a principal Confederate field corps in the American Civil War, best known for its major role in key Eastern Theater battles under General James Longstreet.
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Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Forrest's Cavalry Corps was a hard-hitting Confederate mounted force in the American Civil War, renowned for its rapid raids and aggressive tactics under Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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Union III Corps
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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E.
Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- 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: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Target entity description: The Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate infantry corps in the American Civil War, best known for its role in key Eastern Theater battles under the command of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill.
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A.
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate field corps in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in many Eastern Theater battles under the leadership of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and his successors.
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B.
First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
The First Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a principal Confederate field corps in the American Civil War, best known for its major role in key Eastern Theater battles under General James Longstreet.
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C.
Forrest's Cavalry Corps
Forrest's Cavalry Corps was a hard-hitting Confederate mounted force in the American Civil War, renowned for its rapid raids and aggressive tactics under Nathan Bedford Forrest.
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D.
Union III Corps
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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E.
Hays's Brigade
Hays's Brigade was a Confederate infantry brigade from Louisiana, famed for its fierce fighting in major Civil War battles such as Gettysburg under the command of General Harry T. Hays.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Confederate States Army unit
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military corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Third Corps (A.N.V.) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armyCommander | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | infantry ⓘ |
| commanderRank | Lieutenant General ⓘ |
| component |
Anderson’s Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heth’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilcox’s Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Confederate States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedFollowing | surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ |
| engagement |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristoe Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mine Run Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | division-level commands of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| higherCommand | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction |
assaults on the Union III Corps and I Corps at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863
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participation in Longstreet’s assault on the Union left at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ambrose Powell Hill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cadmus M. Wilcox NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Heth NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard H. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | heavy casualties in the opening day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArm | infantry ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations |
Maryland
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportedTo | Robert E. Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | field corps ⓘ |
| side | Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sideOpposed | United States (Union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army of Northern Virginia Third Corps command structure ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field army corps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia Description of subject: The Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate infantry corps in the American Civil War, best known for its role in key Eastern Theater battles under the command of Lieutenant General A.P. Hill.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Corps (Army of Northern Virginia)
this entity surface form:
Confederate Third Corps
this entity surface form:
Confederate Third Corps