XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army unit
military corps
allegiance Union
alsoKnownAs Eleventh Corps
associatedWith nativist prejudice against German-American soldiers
badgeColorSystem red for 1st Division, white for 2nd Division, blue for 3rd Division
badgeShape crescent
branch infantry
commander Adolph von Steinwehr
Carl Schurz
Oliver Otis Howard
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
criticizedFor collapse of right flank at Chancellorsville
retreat through Gettysburg on 1 July 1863
defended Union right at Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg
disbandedIn 1864
engagedIn Atlanta Campaign
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Wauhatchie
Chattanooga Campaign
ethnicComposition predominantly German-American regiments
formedIn 1862
garrisoned Cemetery Hill
surface form: Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg
hadDivision 1st Division, XI Corps
2nd Division, XI Corps
3rd Division, XI Corps
initialCommander Franz Sigel
languageOfManySoldiers German
laterSubordinateTo Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Tennessee
laterTheater Western Theater of the American Civil War
mergedInto XX Corps (Union Army)
notableFor controversial performance at the Battle of Chancellorsville
controversial performance at the Battle of Gettysburg
large proportion of German-American soldiers
notableUnit 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment
54th New York Infantry Regiment
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment
originatedFrom combination of divisions from I Corps and XI Corps of the Army of the Ohio
partOf Army of the Potomac
Union Army
reputation unfairly stigmatized for battlefield setbacks
subordinateTo Army of the Potomac
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
typicalStrength approximately 10,000–12,000 men

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Cemetery Hill defendedBy XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)