I Corps (Union Army)
I Corps | |
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I Corps badge (circle) |
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Active | 1862–1864 |
Country | United States of America |
Branch | Army |
Type | Army Corps |
Size | Corps |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders |
Irvin McDowell Joseph Hooker John F. Reynolds † John Newton |
Insignia | |
1st Division | |
2nd Division | |
3rd Division |
I Corps (First Corps) was the designation of three different corps-sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Separate formation called the I Corps served in the Army of the Ohio/Army of the Cumberland under Alexander M. McCook from September 29, 1862 to November 5, 1862, in the Army of the Mississippi under George W. Morgan from January 4, 1863 to January 12, 1863, and in the Army of the Potomac and Army of Virginia (see below). The first two were units of very limited life; the third was one of the most distinguished and veteran corps in the entire Union Army, commanded by very distinguished officers.
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