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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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