Command History
| William B. Franklin | May 18, 1862 – November 16, 1862 |
| William F. Smith | November 16, 1862 – January 25, 1863 |
| John Newton | January 25, 1863 – February 5, 1863 |
| John Sedgwick | February 5, 1863 – April 6, 1864 |
| James B. Ricketts | April 6, 1864 – April 13, 1864 |
| John Sedgwick | April 13, 1864 – May 9, 1864 |
| Horatio G. Wright | May 9, 1864 – July 8, 1864 |
| * Horatio G. Wright | August 6, 1864 – October 16, 1864 |
| * James B. Ricketts | October 16, 1864 – October 19, 1864 |
| * George W. Getty | October 19, 1864 – October 19, 1864 |
| * Horatio G. Wright | October 19, 1864 – December 6, 1864 |
| Horatio G. Wright | December 6, 1864 – January 16, 1865 |
| George W. Getty | January 16, 1865 – February 11, 1865 |
| Horatio G. Wright | February 11, 1865 – June 28, 1865 |
* Corps assigned to the Army of the Shenandoah; other entries to the Army of the Potomac
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