Eleventh Corps

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Eleventh Corps was a Union Army corps in the American Civil War, noted for its controversial performance at battles such as Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
army Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
associatedWith nativist prejudice within Union Army ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
commander Adolph von Steinwehr ⓘ
Alexander Schimmelfennig ⓘ
Carl Schurz ⓘ
Charles Devens ⓘ
Franz Sigel ⓘ
Oliver Otis Howard ⓘ
composition large number of German-American soldiers ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
disbandedIn 1864 ⓘ
engagementOutcomeAtChancellorsville defeat ⓘ
engagementOutcomeAtGettysburg heavy casualties on first day ⓘ
formedIn 1862 ⓘ
garrisonOrBase positions around Washington, D.C. ⓘ
various positions in Virginia ⓘ
higherFormation United States Volunteers ⓘ
laterAssignment part of XI and XII Corps consolidation into XX Corps ⓘ
reinforcement for Army of the Cumberland ⓘ
legacy symbol of ethnic tensions in Union forces ⓘ
nickname Dutch Corps ⓘ
notableCommanderBackground many leaders were German-born or of German descent ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Chancellorsville ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Wauhatchie ⓘ
Chattanooga Campaign ⓘ
partOf Army of Virginia (briefly) ⓘ
linked to: Army of Virginia
predecessor Department of the Mountains troops ⓘ
I Corps (Army of the Potomac) elements ⓘ
primaryLanguageOfManySoldiers German ⓘ
reputation controversial performance at Chancellorsville ⓘ
controversial performance at Gettysburg ⓘ
roleAtChancellorsville flanked and routed by Stonewall Jackson’s corps ⓘ
roleAtGettysburg fought north of town on first day ⓘ
retreated through Gettysburg to Cemetery Hill ⓘ
size corps-level formation ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
Western Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
typeOfUnit infantry corps ⓘ

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