2nd Division, XII Corps

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The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit
Union Army infantry division
action defended Culp's Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg
allegiance Union NERFINISHED
armyCommanderAtGettysburg Major General George G. Meade NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cemetery Hill–Culp's Hill sector at Gettysburg NERFINISHED
branch Union Army NERFINISHED
category Union Army divisions
commander Brigadier General John W. Geary NERFINISHED
composedOf Union volunteer infantry regiments
conflict American Civil War
corpsCommanderAtGettysburg Major General Henry W. Slocum NERFINISHED
country United States of America
date active during 1862–1864
engagedAgainst Confederate States Army NERFINISHED
engagedAt Culp's Hill NERFINISHED
engagedOn 2 July 1863
3 July 1863
higherFormation Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
historicalEra 19th century
locationOfService Georgia NERFINISHED
Maryland NERFINISHED
Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
Tennessee NERFINISHED
Virginia NERFINISHED
notableAction held right flank of Union line at Gettysburg
notableCommander John W. Geary NERFINISHED
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED
Battle of Cedar Mountain NERFINISHED
Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED
Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
Valley Campaigns of 1864 NERFINISHED
notableFor crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg
partOf XII Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
region United States of America
surface form: United States
reorganizedInto XX Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
role infantry
serviceBranch United States Volunteers NERFINISHED
side Union Army NERFINISHED
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
tookPartIn Atlanta Campaign NERFINISHED
Chancellorsville Campaign NERFINISHED
Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED
Gettysburg Campaign NERFINISHED
Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED
type field division

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Culp's Hill defendedBy 2nd Division, XII Corps