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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army unit ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States of America ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Third Corps (A.N.V.) ⓘ
armyCommander Robert E. Lee ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
commanderRank Lieutenant General ⓘ
component Anderson’s Division ⓘ
Heth’s Division ⓘ
Wilcox’s Division ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
disbandedFollowing surrender at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
engagement Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
Bristoe Campaign ⓘ
Mine Run Campaign ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
formedFrom division-level commands of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
higherCommand Robert E. Lee ⓘ
notableAction assaults on the Union III Corps and I Corps at Gettysburg on July 1, 1863 ⓘ
participation in Longstreet’s assault on the Union left at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 ⓘ
notableCommander Ambrose Powell Hill ⓘ
linked to: A.P. Hill

Cadmus M. Wilcox ⓘ
Henry Heth ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
notableEvent heavy casualties in the opening day of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
partOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
primaryArm infantry ⓘ
regionOfOperations Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
reportedTo Robert E. Lee ⓘ
role field corps ⓘ
side Confederacy ⓘ
sideOpposed United States (Union) ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
subordinateTo Army of Northern Virginia Third Corps command structure ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type field army corps ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A.P. Hill → command → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Peebles' Farm → involvesMilitaryUnit → Third Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of Boydton Plank Road → ConfederateForce → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Boydton Plank Road → notableUnit → Confederate Third Corps ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of White Oak Road → militaryUnit → Confederate Third Corps ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of the Weldon Railroad → confederateForce → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Armistead's Brigade → orderOfBattle → Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Division of Isaac Trimble → higherCommandAtGettysburg → Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
subject linked to: division of Isaac Trimble
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Pickett’s Division → higherCommand → III Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Heth’s Division → higherCommand → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Heth’s Division → subordinateTo → A. P. Hill’s Third Corps ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Pettigrew’s Division → subordinateTo → III Corps (Army of Northern Virginia) ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Pettigrew’s Division → higherCommandDuringGettysburg → III Corps under A. P. Hill ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Pettigrew’s Division → commandStructure → served in A. P. Hill’s Third Corps at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
R. H. Anderson’s Division → subordinateTo → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Little Powell → commanded → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Light Division → associatedWith → Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Battle of Globe Tavern → confederateForce → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road → ConfederateForce → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Poplar Springs Church → confederateForces → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Battle of Burgess Mill → confederateForce → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Bushrod Johnson’s division → subordinateTo → Third Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
linked to: Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
Second Battle of Ream’s Station → ConfederateForceType → Third Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ