V Corps (Union Army)

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Union Army formation military corps

V Corps (Union Army) was a major infantry corps of the Union Army in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in key Eastern Theater campaigns including the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Union Army V Corps	1
Union V Corps (elements)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Union Army formation ⓘ military corps ⓘ
allegiance	Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	infantry ⓘ
commander	Charles Griffin NERFINISHED ⓘ Fitz John Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateDisbanded	1865-06 ⓘ
dateFormed	1862-03-13 ⓘ
engagedAgainst	Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstCommander	Nathaniel P. Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedFrom	Department of the Rappahannock NERFINISHED ⓘ Division of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Army of the Potomac operational areas in Virginia and Pennsylvania ⓘ
higherCommand	Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCommander	Fitz John Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ George G. Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDivision	1st Division, V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ 2nd Division, V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ 3rd Division, V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
notedFor	prominent role in Eastern Theater campaigns ⓘ service at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
opponent	Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn	Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Peninsula Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Rappahannock campaigns NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond–Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Bull Run Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
region	Northern states ⓘ
roleAtGettysburg	fought at Little Round Top vicinity ⓘ reinforced Union left flank on second day ⓘ
size	corps ⓘ
theater	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ

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

Little Round Top → defendedByUnit → V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army V Corps

Battle of Peebles' Farm → involvesMilitaryUnit → V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ

3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps → partOf → V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ

First Battle of Kernstown → primaryUnionFormation → V Corps (Union Army) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union V Corps (elements)