II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps
military corps
activePeriod 1862–1865
allegiance Union
branch Union Army
United States Army
commandStructure organized into multiple infantry divisions with supporting artillery
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
dateFormed 1862
disbanded 1865
engagedIn Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Fair Oaks
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Malvern Hill
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
Overland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
Siege of Petersburg
formedFrom Army of the Potomac
notableAction sustained some of the highest total casualties of any Union corps
notableCommander Andrew A. Humphreys
Darius N. Couch
Edwin V. Sumner
surface form: Edwin Vose Sumner

Gouverneur Kemble Warren
surface form: Gouverneur K. Warren

Winfield Scott Hancock
notableDivisionCommander Alexander Hays
David B. Birney NERFINISHED
Francis C. Barlow
John Caldwell
John Gibbon
partOf Army of the Potomac
reputation heavy combat engagement
high casualty rates
pivotal role in major Eastern Theater battles
roleAtBattleOfAntietam assaulted the Sunken Road (Bloody Lane)
roleAtBattleOfChancellorsville fought on the Union left and center
roleAtBattleOfFredericksburg participated in assaults on Marye’s Heights
roleAtBattleOfGettysburg held the Union center on Cemetery Ridge
repulsed Pickett’s Charge
size multi-division field corps
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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Cemetery Hill defendedBy II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
High Water Mark of the Rebellion associatedWithUnit II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form: II Corps (Union Army)
fighting at the Peach Orchard associatedUnitUnion II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
subject surface form: Fighting at the Peach Orchard
this entity surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Cemetery Ridge defendedBy II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
Pickett’s Charge unionDefenders II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Battle of Boydton Plank Road UnionForce II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Darius N. Couch commandedUnit II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac
Edwin V. Sumner commanded II Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
this entity surface form: II Corps, Army of the Potomac