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Hancock. The Pennsylvania Reserves Division, having spent several months in Washington D.C. resting and refitting from the 1862 campaigns, returned to the army, but was added to the V Corps rather than rejoining the I Corps. George Stoneman had been removed from command of the cavalry corps by Hooker after a poor performance during the Chancellorsville campaign and replaced by Alfred Pleasanton.
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Corps, eventually directing them against
Jackson's flank, ignoring Longstreet's troops on the Union flank. Pope blamed the defeat at Second Bull Run on Porter, who was court-martialed and spent much of his life seeking exoneration. Sigel's command, now redesignated the XI Corps, also spent the Maryland Campaign in Washington resting and refitting.
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For the remainder of the war, corps were added and subtracted from the army. IV Corps was broken up after the
Peninsula Campaign, with its headquarters and 2nd Division left behind in Yorktown, while its 1st Division moved north, attached to the VI Corps, in the Maryland Campaign. Those parts of the
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The Army of the
Potomac remained on the Virginia Peninsula until August, when it was recalled back to Washington D.C. Keyes and one of the two IV Corps divisions were left behind permanently as part of the newly created Department of the James, while the other division, commanded by Brig. Gen Darius
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into three grand divisions of two corps each with a
Reserve composed of two more. Hooker abolished the grand divisions. Thereafter the individual corps, seven of which remained in Virginia, reported directly to army headquarters. Hooker also created a Cavalry Corps by combining units that previously
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When
Burnside took over command of the army from McClellan in the fall, he formed the army into four Grand Divisions. The Right Grand Division was commanded by Edwin Sumner and comprised the II and XI Corps, the Center Grand Division, commanded by Joe Hooker, comprised the V and III Corps, and the
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Antietam, the I and XII Corps were the first Union outfits to fight and both corps suffered enormous casualties (plus the loss of their commanders) so that they were down to near-division strength and their brigades at regimental strength after the battle was over. The II and IX Corps were also
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During the Second Battle of Bull Run, the III and V Corps were temporarily attached to Pope's army; the former suffered major losses and was sent back to
Washington to rest and refit afterward, so it did not participate in the Maryland Campaign. In the battle, Pope issued confusing orders to the V
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Division) was sent down to the
Peninsula and temporarily attached to the V Corps. In the Seven Days Battles, the V Corps was heavily engaged. The Pennsylvania Reserves, in particular, suffered heavy losses including its division commander, who was captured by the Confederates, and two of its three
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Eight of these corps (seven infantry, one cavalry) served in the army during 1863, but due to attrition and transfers, the army was reorganized in March 1864 with only four corps: II, V, VI, and
Cavalry. Of the original eight, I and III Corps were disbanded due to heavy casualties and their units
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In the Maryland Campaign, the Army of the Potomac had six corps. These were the I Corps, commanded by Joe Hooker after Irvin McDowell was removed from command, the II Corps, commanded by Edwin Sumner, the V Corps, headed by Fitz-John Porter, the VI Corps, headed by William Franklin, the IX Corps,
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was suddenly appointed the commander of the army on June 28, a mere three days before the battle of Gettysburg. At the battle, the I, II, and III Corps suffered such severe losses that they were almost nonfunctional as fighting units at the end. One corps commander (Reynolds) was killed, another
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the XI Corps after Franz Sigel had resigned, refusing to serve under Hooker, his junior in rank. William Franklin also left the army for the same reason. Edwin Sumner, who was in his 60s and exhausted from campaigning, departed as well and died a few months later. William F. Smith resigned from
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Following Fredericksburg, Burnside was removed from command of the army and replaced by Joe Hooker. Hooker immediately abolished the Grand Divisions and also for the first time organized the cavalry into a proper corps led by George Stoneman instead of having them ineffectually scattered among
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During the Gettysburg Campaign, the army's existing organization was largely retained, but a number of brigades composed of short-term nine-month regiments departed as their enlistment terms expired. Darius Couch resigned from command of the II Corps after Chancellorsville, the corps going to
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Army of the Potomac: a history of its campaigns, the Peninsula, Maryland, Fredericksburg: the testimony of its three commanders, Maj.-Gen. G.B. McClellan, Maj.-Gen. A.E. Burnside, and Maj.-Gen. Joseph Hooker, before the Congressional Committee on the Conduct of the War
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in 1863 and then served alongside, but not as part of, the Army of the Potomac from March to May 24, 1864. On that latter date, IX Corps was formally added to the Army of the Potomac. Two divisions of the Cavalry Corps have transferred in August 1864 to Maj. Gen.
861:(Sickles) lost a leg and was permanently out of the war, and a third (Hancock) was badly wounded and never completely recovered from his injuries. The VI Corps had not been significantly engaged and was mostly used to plug up holes in the line during the battle.
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Lincoln named as corps commanders the five highest-ranking division commanders in the army. McClellan was unhappy with this, as he had intended to wait until the army had been tested in battle before judging which generals were suitable for corps command.
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infantry divisions. Burnside and his old IX Corps departed out to a command in the Western Theater. The I, II, and XII Corps retained the same commanders they had had during the Fredericksburg campaign, but the other corps got new commanders once again.
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The Army of the Potomac fought in most of the Eastern Theater campaigns, primarily in (Eastern) Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. After the end of the war, it was disbanded on June 28, 1865, shortly following its participation in the
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headed by Ambrose Burnside and formerly the Department of North Carolina, and the XII Corps, headed by Nathaniel Banks until September 12, and given to Joseph K. Mansfield just two days prior to Antietam, where he was killed in action.
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on May 5, McClellan requested and obtained permission to create two additions corps; these became the V Corps, headed by BG Fitz-John Porter, and the VI Corps, headed by BG William B. Franklin, both personal favorites of his. After the
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980:, general-in-chief of all Union armies, located his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac and provided operational direction to Meade from May 1864 to April 1865, but Meade retained command of the Army of the Potomac.
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At Fredericksburg, the I Corps was commanded by John F. Reynolds, the II Corps by Darius Couch, the III Corps by George Stoneman, the V Corps by Daniel Butterfield, the VI Corps by William F. Smith, and the IX Corps by
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army during the early stages of the war (namely, First Bull Run; thus, the losing Union Army ended up adopting the name of the winning Confederate army). However, the name was eventually changed to the
499:, the Army of the Potomac received more contemporary media coverage than the other Union field armies. Such coverage produced fame for a number of this army's units. Individual brigades, such as the
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dramatically changed the makeup of that army. McClellan's original assignment was to command the Division of the Potomac, which included the Department of Northeast Virginia under McDowell and the
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had served as smaller formations. In late 1863, two corps were sent West, and – in 1864 – the remaining five corps were recombined into three. Burnside's
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Left Grand Division, commanded by William Franklin, comprised the VI and I Corps. In addition, the Reserve Grand Division, commanded by Franz Sigel, comprised the XI and XII Corps.
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was built around different units, although three corps of the Army of the Potomac were sent to northern Virginia and were under Pope's operational control during the
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IV Corps that remained on the Peninsula were reassigned to the Department of Virginia and disbanded on October 1, 1863. Those added to the Army of the Potomac were
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command of the VI Corps, which was taken over by John Sedgwick. The I and V Corps were not significantly engaged during the Chancellorsville campaign.
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was chosen by Hooker as his new chief of staff and command of the V Corps went to George Meade. Daniel Sickles received command of the III Corps and
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944:: Commander of the Military Division of the Potomac, and later, the Army and Department of the Potomac (July 26, 1861 – November 9, 1862)
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commanded the Army of the Potomac in the summer of 1862 after McClellan's unsuccessful Peninsula Campaign is mistaken. On the contrary, Pope's
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The Army of the Potomac was founded in 1861. It initially was only the size of a corps relative to the size of Union armies later in the
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The army originally consisted of fifteen divisions, the Artillery Reserve and the Cavalry Command. Commanded by
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The Army of the Potomac underwent many structural changes during its existence. The army was divided by
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On March 26, 1865, that division was also assigned to Sheridan for the closing campaigns of the war.
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combined into other corps. The XI and XII Corps were ordered to the West in late 1863 to support the
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937:: Commander of the Army and Department of Northeastern Virginia (May 27 – July 25, 1861)
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took brief temporary command during Meade's absences on four occasions during this period)
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958:: Commander of the Army and Department of the Potomac (January 26 – June 28, 1863)
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951:: Commander of the Army of the Potomac (November 9, 1862 – January 26, 1863)
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issued an order on March 13, 1862, dividing the army into five corps headed by MG
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965:: Commander of the Army of the Potomac†(June 28, 1863 – June 28, 1865)†â€
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Headquarters staff of the 5th Corps, Army of the Potomac at the home of Col.
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Army of the Potomac: Birth of Command, November 1860 – September 1861
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heavily engaged but the V and VI Corps largely stayed out of the battle.
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was formed as a veterans association. It had its last reunion in 1927.
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The IX Corps returned to the army in 1864, after being assigned to the
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in June 1864; the following month, on July 3, Avery was killed in the
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Because of its proximity to the nation's largest cities at the time,
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Principal Union army in the eastern theatre of the American Civil War
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Lincoln's Lieutenants: The High Command of the Army of the Potomac
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Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site
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Because this arrangement would be too hard to control in battle,
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or First Manassas: McDowell (as "Army of Northeastern Virginia")
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Scouts and guides of the Army of the Potomac, photographed by
1306:: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac
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319:. It fought and lost the Civil War's first major battle, the
412:, rejoined the army later. For more detail, see the section
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The Union Army, 1861–1865 Organization and Operations
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The Army of the Potomac – Our Outlying Picket in the Woods
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Cavalry Corps of the Military Division of the Mississippi
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In June 1862, George McCall's division from I Corps (the
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Service of the cavalry in the Army of the Potomac (1882)
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1325:(Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2017), xii, 884 pp.
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An illustration of the Army of the Potomac celebrating
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Military units and formations disestablished in 1865
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Losses sustained by the Army of the Potomac and the
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2146:Military units and formations established in 1861
1100:List of costliest American Civil War land battles
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1316:. First published in 1915 by G.P. Putnam's Sons.
270:, an illustration of the Army of the Potomac by
240:. It was created in July 1861 shortly after the
1281:. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1989.
1344:(Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2006).
1051:: Hooker/Meade (Meade appointed June 28, 1863)
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404:, which accompanied the army at the start of
244:and was disbanded in June 1865 following the
2166:1865 disestablishments in the United States
1784:District of West Florida and South Alabama
1502:Department of Virginia and North Carolina
1334:(Louisiana State University Press, 2017)
238:Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
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713:and Heintzelman's old Division under BG
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1764:District of Baton Rouge and Port Hudson
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586:after Lander's death on March 2, 1862,
289:Grand Review of the Army of the Potomac
51:Generals of the Army of the Potomac at
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1363:Army Organization during the Civil War
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813:Couch, was attached to the VI Corps.
673:and McDowell's old Division under BG
1336:online scholarly review of this book
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444:, which became famous under General
1262:, Stanford University Press, 2001,
1147:Daly, David R. (28 February 2014).
431:was also the name given to General
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2156:Virginia in the American Civil War
1342:Commanding the Army of the Potomac
453:Society of the Army of the Potomac
291:, an October 1863 illustration by
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1774:District of Key West and Tortugas
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1228:. New York: Da Capo Press, 2004.
1213:. New York: Da Capo Press, 2002.
685:; Sumner's old Division under BG
32:Army of the Potomac (Confederate)
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1308:. New York: Bantam Books, 1993.
1243:. New York: Savas Beatie, 2007.
757:and a Cavalry Division under BG
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2161:1861 establishments in Virginia
1452:District of Southern California
1085:, including Lee's surrender at
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725:; Keyes' old Division under BG
361:to produce two more. After the
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1495:Northern District (Charleston)
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1580:Department of the Susquehanna
1575:Department of the Monongahela
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805:, who was also captured, and
310:Army of Northeastern Virginia
308:. Its nucleus was called the
18:Army of Northeastern Virginia
1826:District of Central Missouri
1743:District of Eastern Arkansas
1696:District of Western Kentucky
1665:District of Northern Alabama
1660:District of Middle Tennessee
1651:Department of the Cumberland
1506:District of Eastern Virginia
1421:District of Western New York
1411:District of Central New York
1392:Formations of the Union Army
1073:Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
347:Department of the Shenandoah
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1864:Department of the Northwest
1613:Department of West Virginia
991:Major battles and campaigns
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1831:District of North Missouri
1815:District of Upper Arkansas
1681:District of East Tennessee
1670:District of West Tennessee
1617:District of Harper's Ferry
1571:Department of Pennsylvania
1544:Department of Rappahannock
1511:District of North Carolina
1485:District of North Carolina
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1013:Northern Virginia Campaign
893:), added in 1862; and the
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422:Grand Review of the Armies
382:Northern Virginia Campaign
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1564:District of Eastern Shore
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1464:Department of the Potomac
1428:Department of the Pacific
1416:District of Massachusetts
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1304:The Passing of the Armies
1043:Chancellorsville Campaign
1017:Second Battle of Bull Run
775:First Battle of Kernstown
745:, which later became the
733:and Casey's Division: BG
442:Army of Northern Virginia
363:Second Battle of Bull Run
349:, commanded by Maj. Gen.
253:Army of Northern Virginia
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1974:Army of West Mississippi
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1810:District of South Kansas
1805:District of North Kansas
1748:District of the Frontier
1596:District of Saint Mary's
1587:Department of Washington
1549:Department of Shenandoah
789:, where it served under
753:, Shield's Division: BG
709:, Hooker's Division: BG
705:; Porter's Division: BG
693:and Blenker's Division:
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509:First New Jersey Brigade
336:Department of Washington
321:First Battle of Bull Run
242:First Battle of Bull Run
1939:Army of the Mississippi
1841:District of Saint Louis
1753:District of Little Rock
1480:District of Hilton Head
1471:Department of the South
1260:Civil War High Commands
1037:Fredericksburg Campaign
997:First Bull Run Campaign
729:, Smith's Division: BG
640:Philip St. George Cooke
1954:Army of the Shenandoah
1909:Army of the Cumberland
1822:Department of Missouri
1779:District of La Fourche
1769:District of Carrollton
1760:Department of the Gulf
1739:Department of Arkansas
1686:Department of Kentucky
1677:Department of the Ohio
1655:District of the Etowah
1601:District of Washington
1591:District of Alexandria
1447:District of California
1407:Department of the East
1300:Chamberlain, Joshua L.
1196:Welcher, pp. 536, 540.
1187:Welcher, pp. 428, 431.
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1087:Appomattox Court House
919:Army of the Shenandoah
877:I Corps in the former
770:Battle of Williamsburg
642:in January, 1862) and
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345:On July 26, 1861, the
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1979:Army of West Virginia
1964:Army of the Tennessee
1959:Army of the Southwest
1878:District of Wisconsin
1873:District of Minnesota
1606:District of Annapolis
1559:District of Baltimore
1330:Sodergren, Steven E.
1178:Welcher, pp. 361–362.
1159:National Park Service
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798:Pennsylvania Reserves
699:Samuel P. Heintzelman
667:Pennsylvania Reserves
600:Samuel P. Heintzelman
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1914:Army of the Frontier
1800:District of Nebraska
1795:District of Colorado
1791:Department of Kansas
1717:District of Michigan
1712:District of Illinois
1490:District of Savannah
1437:District of Humboldt
1254:Eicher, John H. and
1094:Casualties breakdown
1077:Battle of the Crater
903:Chattanooga Campaign
687:Israel B. Richardson
630:in February, 1862),
610:in November, 1861),
556:Battle of Gettysburg
548:Petersburg, Virginia
505:Philadelphia Brigade
57:Gouverneur K. Warren
1949:Army of the Potomac
1857:District of Arizona
1707:District of Indiana
1703:Northern Department
1554:Mountain Department
1475:District of Florida
1432:District of Arizona
1340:Taaffe, Stephen R.
1279:The Eastern Theater
1089:: Grant & Meade
1083:Appomattox Campaign
1079:: Grant & Meade
1069:: Grant & Meade
1049:Gettysburg Campaign
949:Ambrose E. Burnside
942:George B. McClellan
897:, created in 1863.
783:"Stonewall" Jackson
751:Alpheus S. Williams
715:Charles S. Hamilton
663:William B. Franklin
580:Frederick W. Lander
568:William B. Franklin
469:Saint Patrick's Day
433:P. G. T. Beauregard
429:Army of the Potomac
340:Joseph K. Mansfield
332:George B. McClellan
226:Army of the Potomac
202:George B. McClellan
73:Andrew A. Humphreys
40:Army of the Potomac
2025:Seventh Army Corps
1904:Army of the Border
1883:District of Dakota
1442:District of Oregon
1273:Welcher, Frank J.
1239:Beatie, Russel H.
1224:Beatie, Russel H.
1209:Beatie, Russel H.
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1031:Battle of Antietam
1007:Seven Days Battles
1003:Peninsula Campaign
933:Brigadier General
889:II Corps from the
843:Daniel Butterfield
739:Nathaniel P. Banks
576:Nathaniel P. Banks
560:
550:, photographed by
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386:Virginia Peninsula
359:Peninsula Campaign
351:Nathaniel P. Banks
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181:American Civil War
125:United States Army
53:Culpeper, Virginia
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2030:Eighth Army Corps
2010:Fourth Army Corps
2000:Second Army Corps
1929:Army of the James
1836:District of Rolla
1727:Military Division
1691:District of Cairo
1632:Military Division
1540:Middle Department
1320:Sears, Stephen W.
1249:978-1-932714-25-8
1149:"Civil War Medal"
1110:Army of the James
1067:Overland Campaign
1061:Mine Run Campaign
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