XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
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XII Corps was a Union Army formation in the American Civil War, noted for its steadfast performance in major battles such as Gettysburg, where it played a crucial role on the Union right flank.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Army of the Potomac, XII Corps | 1 |
| Twelfth Army Corps of the Army of the Potomac | 1 |
| XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) canonical | 1 |
| XII Corps (Union Army) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5254324 — 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: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) Context triple: [Culp's Hill, defendedBy, XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)]
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XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
XI Corps was a Union Army corps in the Army of the Potomac composed largely of German-American troops, noted for its controversial performances at battles such as Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
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XVI Corps
XVI Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for military operations in parts of the northern region of India.
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C.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps was a field corps of the Ottoman Army that served on multiple fronts during World War I, including the Gallipoli and Caucasus campaigns.
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D.
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
II Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac was a major Civil War field corps renowned for its pivotal combat role and heavy engagement in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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E.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
- 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: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) Target entity description: XII Corps was a Union Army formation in the American Civil War, noted for its steadfast performance in major battles such as Gettysburg, where it played a crucial role on the Union right flank.
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A.
XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
XI Corps was a Union Army corps in the Army of the Potomac composed largely of German-American troops, noted for its controversial performances at battles such as Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.
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B.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps is a major field formation of the Indian Army responsible for military operations in parts of the northern region of India.
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C.
XVI Corps
XVI Corps was a field corps of the Ottoman Army that served on multiple fronts during World War I, including the Gallipoli and Caucasus campaigns.
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D.
II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
II Corps of the Union Army of the Potomac was a major Civil War field corps renowned for its pivotal combat role and heavy engagement in key battles such as Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.
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E.
XIII Corps
XIII Corps was a military formation designation used by several armies, most notably as a corps-level unit in the British and United States armies during major 20th-century conflicts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) Description of subject: XII Corps was a Union Army formation in the American Civil War, noted for its steadfast performance in major battles such as Gettysburg, where it played a crucial role on the Union right flank.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
linked to: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
linked to: XII Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)