XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)

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XI Corps was a Union Army corps in the Army of the Potomac composed largely of German-American troops, noted for its controversial performances at battles such as Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army unit ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Eleventh Corps ⓘ
associatedWith nativist prejudice against German-American soldiers ⓘ
badgeColorSystem red for 1st Division, white for 2nd Division, blue for 3rd Division ⓘ
badgeShape crescent ⓘ
branch infantry ⓘ
commander Adolph von Steinwehr ⓘ
Carl Schurz ⓘ
Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
criticizedFor collapse of right flank at Chancellorsville ⓘ
retreat through Gettysburg on 1 July 1863 ⓘ
defended Union right at Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ
disbandedIn 1864 ⓘ
engagedIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
ethnicComposition predominantly German-American regiments ⓘ
formedIn 1862 ⓘ
garrisoned Cemetery Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: Cemetery Hill
hadDivision 1st Division, XI Corps ⓘ
2nd Division, XI Corps ⓘ
3rd Division, XI Corps ⓘ
initialCommander Franz Sigel ⓘ
languageOfManySoldiers German ⓘ
laterSubordinateTo Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
Army of the Tennessee ⓘ
laterTheater Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
mergedInto XX Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
notableFor controversial performance at the Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
controversial performance at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
large proportion of German-American soldiers ⓘ
notableUnit 26th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment ⓘ
54th New York Infantry Regiment ⓘ
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment ⓘ
82nd Illinois Infantry Regiment ⓘ
originatedFrom combination of divisions from I Corps and XI Corps of the Army of the Ohio ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
reputation unfairly stigmatized for battlefield setbacks ⓘ
subordinateTo Army of the Potomac ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typicalStrength approximately 10,000–12,000 men ⓘ

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Cemetery Hill → defendedBy → XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) ⓘ
54th New York Infantry Regiment → servedUnder → XI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
75th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment → corpsAssignment → XI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)
2nd Division, XI Corps → corpsAssignment → XI Corps, Army of the Potomac ⓘ
linked to: XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac)