3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps

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The 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps was a Union Army infantry brigade in the American Civil War noted for its crucial defensive role at the Battle of Gettysburg, particularly at Little Round Top.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army infantry brigade
military unit
activity defense of the Union left flank at Gettysburg
allegiance Union
associatedArmyCommander George G. Meade
associatedCorpsCommander George Sykes
associatedDivisionCommander James Barnes
associatedWith Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s bayonet charge at Little Round Top
branch Union Army
category Gettysburg Union units and formations
Military units and formations of the American Civil War
Union Army brigades
commander James C. Rice NERFINISHED
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Strong Vincent
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
engagement Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Overland Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
front Eastern Front of the American Civil War
higherCommand Army of the Potomac
historicalEra 19th century
locationOfAction Little Round Top, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
linked to: Little Round Top
militaryBranch infantry
notableCommanderRole Strong Vincent mortally wounded at Gettysburg while commanding brigade
notableEvent holding the extreme left of the Union line on 2 July 1863 at Gettysburg
notableFor defense of Little Round Top
defensive role at the Battle of Gettysburg
notableOutcome contributed to Union victory at Gettysburg
partOf 1st Division, V Corps
linked to: 1st Division

V Corps (Union Army)
region Union states
role infantry
serviceBranch United States Volunteers
side Union Army of the Potomac
linked to: Army of the Potomac
subordinateUnit 16th Michigan Infantry Regiment
20th Maine Infantry Regiment
44th New York Infantry Regiment
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod 1862–1865
typeOfUnit brigade-level formation

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Little Round Top defendedBy 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
subject linked to: Little Round Top (nearby)
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment brigadeAssignment 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
Strong Vincent unitCommanded 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac
linked to: 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
20th Maine Infantry monument associatedMilitaryUnit 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry brigade 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
83rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument associatedBrigade Third Brigade, First Division, Fifth Corps, Army of the Potomac
linked to: 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
16th Michigan Infantry brigade 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps, Army of the Potomac
linked to: 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
16th Michigan Infantry higherFormationAtGettysburg 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps
Little Round Top defendedByUnit 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps