Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac
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Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War that served in major Eastern Theater campaigns under the Army of the Potomac.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22070784 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac Context triple: [Amiel Weeks Whipple, commanded, Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac]
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III Corps, Army of the Potomac
III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy losses in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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B.
Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac
The Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac was a major Union field formation in the American Civil War, comprising multiple army corps and playing a key role in early campaigns such as Fredericksburg.
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2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac
The 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac was a key Union infantry division in the American Civil War, noted for its heavy engagement in major Eastern Theater battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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D.
V Corps (Army of the Potomac)
V Corps (Army of the Potomac) was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in many key Eastern Theater battles under commanders such as Fitz John Porter and Gouverneur K. Warren.
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E.
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its significant role in campaigns such as the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and the Overland Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac Target entity description: Whipple’s Division, III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a Union Army infantry division in the American Civil War that served in major Eastern Theater campaigns under the Army of the Potomac.
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A.
III Corps, Army of the Potomac
III Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its hard fighting and heavy losses in key battles such as Gettysburg.
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B.
Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac
The Left Grand Division of the Army of the Potomac was a major Union field formation in the American Civil War, comprising multiple army corps and playing a key role in early campaigns such as Fredericksburg.
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C.
2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac
The 2nd Division, II Corps, Army of the Potomac was a key Union infantry division in the American Civil War, noted for its heavy engagement in major Eastern Theater battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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D.
V Corps (Army of the Potomac)
V Corps (Army of the Potomac) was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in many key Eastern Theater battles under commanders such as Fitz John Porter and Gouverneur K. Warren.
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E.
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac
VI Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its significant role in campaigns such as the Peninsula, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and the Overland Campaign.
- F. None of above. chosen
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