3rd Division, II Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:colors blue and white
gptkbp:command_structure Corps level
gptkbp:commanded cavalry units
artillery units
infantry regiments
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_role defensive and offensive operations
participating in major campaigns
contributing to Union victories
engaging Confederate forces
supporting the Union Army
gptkbp:historical_significance fought in major battles of the Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 3rd Division, II Corps
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military divisions
gptkbp:motto nan
gptkbp:nickname Sickles' Division
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_Daniel_Sickles
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:II_Corps
gptkbp:recruited_from gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkbp:reformed 1862
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 soldiers
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:3rd_Brigade
gptkb:2nd_Brigade
gptkb:1st_Brigade
gptkbp:symbol 3rd Division insignia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_William_H._French
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5