VIII Corps (Union Army)

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VIII Corps (Union Army) was a Union Army corps of the American Civil War that primarily served in the Shenandoah Valley, playing a key role in various campaigns and battles there.

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VIII Corps (Union Army) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps ⓘ
allegiance Union ⓘ
associatedWith Middle Department of the Union Army ⓘ
branch Union Army ⓘ
commandStructure United States War Department ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
engagement Battle of Monocacy ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley operations ⓘ
Valley Campaigns of 1864 ⓘ
defense of Baltimore ⓘ
formedFrom troops of the Middle Department ⓘ
garrisonArea Baltimore, Maryland ⓘ
Middle Department headquarters ⓘ
linked to: Middle Department
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
location United States ⓘ
militaryBranch artillery ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
notableCommander Erasmus D. Keyes ⓘ
George Crook ⓘ
Lew Wallace ⓘ
Robert C. Schenck ⓘ
notableFor defense of Washington, D.C. approaches via Monocacy ⓘ
role in Shenandoah Valley campaigns ⓘ
opponent Confederate States Army ⓘ
partOf Army of the Potomac ⓘ
Middle Department ⓘ
primaryFunction defense of the Middle Department ⓘ
operations in the Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
role field corps ⓘ
garrison force ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Baltimore, Maryland area ⓘ
linked to: Baltimore

Middle Department ⓘ
Shenandoah Valley ⓘ
timePeriod 1860s ⓘ
type corps-level formation ⓘ

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Battle of Cedar Creek → militaryUnit → VIII Corps (Union Army) ⓘ