III Corps
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III Corps was a major Union Army field formation in the American Civil War, noted for its controversial role and heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| III Corps canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7891322 — 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: III Corps Context triple: [Daniel Sickles, commanded, III Corps]
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III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
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III Corps
III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
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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: III Corps Target entity description: III Corps was a major Union Army field formation in the American Civil War, noted for its controversial role and heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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A.
III Corps
III Corps is a major U.S. Army tactical formation that has historically commanded multiple divisions in large-scale operations, including under General Patton’s Third Army in World War II.
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B.
III Corps
III Corps was a major field formation of the Ottoman Army that played a significant role in several key campaigns during World War I.
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C.
III Corps
III Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for operations in parts of India’s northeastern region.
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D.
III Corps
III Corps was a major French military formation of the Napoleonic Wars, commanded at various times by marshals such as Davout and Ney and engaged in several key campaigns across Europe.
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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 (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Union Army corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | court of inquiry on Sickles's conduct at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew A. Humphreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Daniel E. Sickles NERFINISHED ⓘ David B. Birney NERFINISHED ⓘ Samuel P. Heintzelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| controversy | unauthorized advance at Gettysburg by Daniel E. Sickles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| disbandedIn | 1864 ⓘ |
| engagedLocation |
Devil's Den
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Emmitsburg Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Fair Oaks NERFINISHED ⓘ Glendale NERFINISHED ⓘ Malvern Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ Peach Orchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheatfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedStrengthAt | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCommander | Samuel P. Heintzelman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1862 ⓘ |
| garrisonOrCamp | Camp near Falmouth, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommandAtGettysburg | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherCommanderAtGettysburg | George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderWoundedAtGettysburg | Daniel E. Sickles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Chancellorsville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Chantilly NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Mine Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Overland Campaign (early stages via redistribution of units) ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | III Corps (Army of the Potomac provisional formations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
II Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
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VI Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOfGettysburg |
advanced to Peach Orchard salient without orders
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held Union left-center on July 2, 1863 ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit |
Birney's Division
NERFINISHED
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Humphreys's Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Kearny's Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Whipple's Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
II Corps (Union Army)
NERFINISHED
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VI Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sufferedHeavyLossesAt | Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: III Corps Description of subject: III Corps was a major Union Army field formation in the American Civil War, noted for its controversial role and heavy losses at the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.