XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland)
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XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland) was a Union Army corps that served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns under the Army of the Cumberland.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Army formation
ⓘ
military corps ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1864 ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1863 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Union victory in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| branch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Major General Thomas L. Crittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Army corps ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| corpsNumber | XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateFormed | January 9, 1863 ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1864 ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of Chickamauga
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Missionary Ridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Stones River NERFINISHED ⓘ Chattanooga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullahoma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstCommander | Thomas L. Crittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Army of the Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonRegion |
Georgia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | infantry ⓘ |
| namedAfter | its numerical designation in Roman numerals ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Thomas L. Crittenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | heavy fighting at the Battle of Chickamauga ⓘ |
| notableFor | service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ |
| opponent | Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOperations |
American South
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee and Georgia campaigns ⓘ |
| role |
field operations
ⓘ
offensive operations ⓘ |
| side | Union ⓘ |
| size | corps ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Department of the Cumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Western Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | Union Army corps in the Western Theater ⓘ |
| usedFormation | three-division corps structure ⓘ |
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