Second Corps, Army Of Northern Virginia
The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite some time prior to that. The Second Corps developed a reputation for hard fighting under famed early commander Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.
Read more about Second Corps, Army Of Northern Virginia: Background, Command Under Lt. Gen. T. J. Jackson, Temporary Commands Under Maj. Generals A.P. Hill and J.E.B. Stuart, Command Under Lt. Gen. R. S. Ewell, Command Under Lt. Gen. J.A. Early, Command Under Maj. Gen. J.B. Gordon
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