Union II Corps
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Union II Corps was a major infantry corps of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, renowned for its heavy combat role and high casualties in many of the war’s key Eastern Theater battles.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army formation
ⓘ
military corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrew A. Humphreys
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darius N. Couch NERFINISHED ⓘ Edwin Vose Sumner NERFINISHED ⓘ Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | volunteer infantry regiments ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1865 ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Chancellorsville NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor 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 ⓘ |
| formed | 1862 ⓘ |
| garrison | primarily active in the field rather than fixed garrisons ⓘ |
| includedUnitType |
artillery batteries
ⓘ
sharpshooter units ⓘ |
| notableAction |
assaults at the Bloody Angle at Spotsylvania Court House
ⓘ
assaults on Marye’s Heights at Fredericksburg ⓘ assaults on the Sunken Road at Antietam ⓘ defense of Cemetery Ridge at Gettysburg ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Winfield Scott Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy combat role
ⓘ
high casualties ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Gettysburg Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maryland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Richmond–Petersburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ major campaigns in Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
hard-fighting corps
ⓘ
sustained some of the highest casualties of any Union corps ⓘ |
| role | infantry ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Volunteers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| side | Union Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| size | multiple divisions ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Army of the Potomac commanding general ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | field corps ⓘ |
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