2nd Division, XII Corps

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The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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2nd Division, XII Corps canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit ⓘ
Union Army infantry division ⓘ
action defended Culp's Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
armyCommanderAtGettysburg Major General George G. Meade ⓘ
linked to: George G. Meade
associatedWith Cemetery Hill–Culp's Hill sector at Gettysburg ⓘ
linked to: Cemetery Hill
branch Union Army ⓘ
category Union Army divisions ⓘ
commander Brigadier General John W. Geary ⓘ
composedOf Union volunteer infantry regiments ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
corpsCommanderAtGettysburg Major General Henry W. Slocum ⓘ
linked to: Henry W. Slocum
country United States of America ⓘ
date active during 1862–1864 ⓘ
engagedAgainst Confederate States Army ⓘ
engagedAt Culp's Hill ⓘ
engagedOn 2 July 1863 ⓘ
3 July 1863 ⓘ
higherFormation Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
historicalEra 19th century ⓘ
locationOfService Georgia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
notableAction held right flank of Union line at Gettysburg ⓘ
notableCommander John W. Geary ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Cedar Mountain ⓘ
Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
notableFor crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg ⓘ
partOf XII Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
linked to: XII Corps (Union)
region United States ⓘ
reorganizedInto XX Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
role infantry ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Volunteers ⓘ
side Union Army ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
tookPartIn Atlanta Campaign ⓘ
Chancellorsville Campaign ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Maryland Campaign ⓘ
type field division ⓘ

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Culp's Hill → defendedBy → 2nd Division, XII Corps ⓘ