VI Corps (Union Army)

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VI Corps (Union Army) was a major infantry corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, noted for its pivotal role in several key campaigns and battles in the Eastern Theater.

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Label Occurrences
VI Corps (Union Army) canonical 4
VI Corps (Union) 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation ⓘ
military corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Sixth Corps ⓘ
associatedWithEvent Grand Review of the Armies, May 1865 ⓘ
badgeColorCode blue for 3rd Division ⓘ
red for 1st Division ⓘ
white for 2nd Division ⓘ
badgeShape cross ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dissolvedOn 1865-06-28 ⓘ
engagedIn Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
Battle of Antietam ⓘ
Battle of Cedar Creek ⓘ
Battle of Cold Harbor ⓘ
Battle of Fredericksburg ⓘ
Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House ⓘ
Battle of the Wilderness ⓘ
Chancellorsville Campaign ⓘ
Overland Campaign ⓘ
Peninsula Campaign ⓘ
Seven Days Battles ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
Siege of Petersburg ⓘ
firstCommander William B. Franklin ⓘ
formedOn 1862-03-13 ⓘ
garrisonOrHeadquarters various field headquarters with the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1862–1865 ⓘ
militaryBranch Union Army ⓘ
notableAction defense of the Union right at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2–3, 1863 ⓘ
key assaults during the Overland Campaign and at Petersburg ⓘ
rapid marches to reinforce threatened sectors in multiple campaigns ⓘ
notableCommander George W. Getty ⓘ
Horatio G. Wright ⓘ
James B. Ricketts NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Sedgwick ⓘ
notableFor high discipline and combat effectiveness ⓘ
pivotal role in key campaigns and battles in the Eastern Theater ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
role infantry operations ⓘ
strengthCharacteristic one of the largest and most reliable corps in the Army of the Potomac ⓘ
subunit 1st Division, VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
3rd Division, VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
type infantry corps ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cedar Creek → militaryUnit → VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
Second Battle of Fredericksburg → involves → VI Corps (Union) ⓘ
linked to: VI Corps (Union Army)
Gettysburg Union units and formations → hasPart → VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
III Corps (Union Army) → successor → VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
subject linked to: III Corps
III Corps (Union Army) → reorganizedInto → VI Corps (Union Army) ⓘ
subject linked to: III Corps