Union III Corps

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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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Union III Corps canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
absorbedInto II Corps ⓘ
VI Corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Corps ⓘ
linked to: 3rd Corps
belligerent United States of America ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
campaign Chancellorsville Campaign ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
casualtiesAt Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
commander Daniel Sickles ⓘ
David B. Birney ⓘ
Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disbandedIn 1864 ⓘ
engagedAt Battle of Fair Oaks ⓘ
Battle of Wapping Heights ⓘ
Battle of Williamsburg ⓘ
Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
formedIn 1862 ⓘ
garrison Army of the Potomac field operations ⓘ
higherCommand Army of the Potomac ⓘ
knownFor hard fighting ⓘ
heavy casualties ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Volunteers ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
notableDivisionCommander Andrew A. Humphreys ⓘ
David B. Birney ⓘ
notableEvent advanced to Peach Orchard salient at Gettysburg ⓘ
notableFor controversial deployment at Gettysburg by Daniel Sickles ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
side Union ⓘ
size corps ⓘ
subordinateTo Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfUnit infantry corps ⓘ

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Fighting at Devil’s Den → unitInvolvedSide1 → Union III Corps ⓘ
subject linked to: fighting at Devil’s Den