Union 3rd Corps

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Port_Republic
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:military_unit
gptkb:military_officer
gptkb:Union_generals
Civil War veterans
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Daniel_Sickles
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Major_General_John_G._Parke
gptkb:Major_General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:Major_General_William_H._French
gptkb:Major_General_John_F._Reynolds
gptkb:Major_General_Andrew_A._Humphreys
gptkb:Major_General_George_Sykes
gptkb:Major_General_Samuel_P._Heintzelman
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:formation_date 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Virginia
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Union 3rd Corps
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:legacy Influence on modern military organization
Commemoration in Civil War history
gptkbp:motto “ The Third Corps”
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Crater
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Brigadier_General_William_H._French
gptkb:Brigadier_General_Andrew_A._Humphreys
gptkb:Brigadier_General_George_Meade
gptkb:Brigadier_General_John_G._Barnard
gptkb:Brigadier_General_David_B._Birney
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:reform 1863
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:III_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:symbol Corps badge