Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia

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Confederate States Army unit military corps

The Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia was a major Confederate field corps in the American Civil War, best known for its pivotal role in many Eastern Theater battles under the leadership of General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson and his successors.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia canonical 4
Second Corps (temporary), Army of Northern Virginia 1
Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Confederate States Army unit ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
activeDuring 1862–1865 ⓘ
allegiance Confederate States Army ⓘ
approximateStrength 20,000–30,000 soldiers at peak ⓘ
associatedWith Jackson's Corps ⓘ
Stonewall Brigade ⓘ
branch Infantry ⓘ
commander Major General Jubal A. Early ⓘ
surface form: Jubal A. Early

Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country Confederate States of America ⓘ
disbandedFollowing surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House ⓘ
engagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Cedar Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Maryland Campaign ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Second Battle of Bull Run ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
Valley Campaign of 1862 ⓘ
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
formedFrom Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) ⓘ
surface form: Army of the Potomac (Confederate)

Army of the Shenandoah (Confederate) ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters various field headquarters in Virginia and Maryland ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand English ⓘ
notableAction assaults on the Union center at Antietam ⓘ
defense of the Confederate left at Gettysburg on July 2, 1863 ⓘ
flank attack at Chancellorsville on May 2, 1863 ⓘ
notableCommander Major General Jubal A. Early ⓘ
surface form: Jubal A. Early

Richard S. Ewell ⓘ
Stonewall Jackson ⓘ
surface form: Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
notableFor pivotal role in major Eastern Theater battles ⓘ
partOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
role field corps ⓘ
side Confederate States of America ⓘ
surface form: Confederacy
subordinateFormationOf Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
subordinateTo Robert E. Lee ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type field army corps ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Stonewall → commanded → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Stonewall Jackson
Thomas → commanded → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Second Battle of Winchester → ConfederateCorpsInvolved → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia
Major General Jubal A. Early → commanded → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
subject surface form: Jubal A. Early
this entity surface form: Second Corps (temporary), Army of Northern Virginia
Richard S. Ewell → commanded → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Death of Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson → hasCommand → Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ