Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

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cavalry corps military unit

The Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac was the primary mounted arm of the Union’s principal Eastern army during the American Civil War, responsible for reconnaissance, screening, raiding, and cavalry combat in major campaigns such as Gettysburg and the Overland Campaign.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac	1
Reserve Brigade of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac	1
Union Army of the Potomac cavalry	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cavalry corps ⓘ military unit ⓘ
allegiance	Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	American Civil War ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn	1865 ⓘ
engagedIn	Appomattox Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Brandy Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Yellow Tavern NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Gettysburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
formedIn	1863 ⓘ
garrison	Army of the Potomac field armies in Virginia and Maryland ⓘ
historicalEra	19th century ⓘ
languageOfCommand	English ⓘ
notableCommander	Alfred Pleasonton NERFINISHED ⓘ David McMurtrie Gregg NERFINISHED ⓘ George Stoneman NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Sheridan NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableEngagement	Sheridan’s 1864 cavalry raids in the Overland Campaign ⓘ cavalry actions on the flanks at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
notableFor	development of effective Union cavalry tactics in the Eastern Theater ⓘ large-scale cavalry engagements such as Brandy Station ⓘ
opposedBy	Cavalry Corps, Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	conduct raids against Confederate forces ⓘ engage Confederate cavalry ⓘ provide reconnaissance for the Army of the Potomac ⓘ screen movements of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
region	Eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
role	cavalry ⓘ mounted combat ⓘ raiding ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ screening ⓘ
subordinateTo	headquarters of the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theaterOfOperations	Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
typeOfUnit	mounted troops ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

1st Massachusetts Cavalry → partOf → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

Battle of Dinwiddie Court House → militaryUnit → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Union Army of the Potomac cavalry

Battle of Five Forks → unionForces → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

John Buford → commanded → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: Reserve Brigade of the Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

John Buford → commanded → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ

this entity surface form: 1st Division, Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac

Battle of Appomattox Station → commandStructureUnion → Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ