IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
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IX Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater under generals such as Ambrose Burnside and its participation in key campaigns including the Overland and Petersburg operations.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army corps
ⓘ
infantry corps ⓘ military corps ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoServedWith |
Army of the Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army infantry ⓘ |
| composition | primarily volunteer infantry regiments ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| disbandedInYear | 1865 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Appomattox Campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Antietam NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Cold Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Fredericksburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of North Anna NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Spotsylvania Court House NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Crater NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Wilderness NERFINISHED ⓘ Knoxville Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Overland Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Battle of Bull Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Siege of Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicksburg Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| garrisonDuty | Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedUnitsFrom |
Mid-Atlantic states
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England states NERFINISHED ⓘ Western states and territories ⓘ |
| notableAction |
assaults on Confederate lines at Petersburg
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participation in the Battle of the Crater mine explosion ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Ambrose E. Burnside
NERFINISHED
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Jacob D. Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ John G. Parke NERFINISHED ⓘ Orlando B. Willcox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | service under General Ambrose E. Burnside in multiple departments ⓘ |
| notedFor | extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Overland Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petersburg operations ⓘ defense of Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reorganized | multiple times between 1862 and 1865 ⓘ |
| role | offensive and defensive operations against Confederate forces in Virginia and Tennessee ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Army of the Potomac commander George G. Meade
NERFINISHED
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Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union command) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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