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.

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III Corps canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
associatedWithEvent court of inquiry on Sickles's conduct at Gettysburg ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
commander Andrew A. Humphreys ⓘ
Daniel E. Sickles ⓘ
linked to: Daniel Sickles

David B. Birney ⓘ
Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
controversy unauthorized advance at Gettysburg by Daniel E. Sickles ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
disbandedIn 1864 ⓘ
engagedLocation Devil's Den ⓘ
Emmitsburg Road ⓘ
Fair Oaks ⓘ
Glendale ⓘ
Malvern Hill ⓘ
Peach Orchard ⓘ
Seven Pines ⓘ
Wheatfield ⓘ
linked to: The Wheatfield
engagedStrengthAt Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
firstCommander Samuel P. Heintzelman ⓘ
formedIn 1862 ⓘ
garrisonOrCamp Camp near Falmouth, Virginia ⓘ
higherCommandAtGettysburg Army of the Potomac ⓘ
higherCommanderAtGettysburg George G. Meade ⓘ
notableCommanderWoundedAtGettysburg Daniel E. Sickles ⓘ
linked to: Daniel Sickles
notableEngagement Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Chantilly ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Mine Run ⓘ
Battle of Williamsburg ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
participatedIn Overland Campaign (early stages via redistribution of units) ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
predecessor III Corps (Army of the Potomac provisional formations) ⓘ
reorganizedInto II Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
roleAtBattleOfGettysburg advanced to Peach Orchard salient without orders ⓘ
held Union left-center on July 2, 1863 ⓘ
subordinateUnit Birney's Division ⓘ
Humphreys's Division ⓘ
Kearny's Division ⓘ
Whipple's Division ⓘ
successor II Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
sufferedHeavyLossesAt Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ

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