VIII Corps (Union Army)

VIII Corps (Union Army)

The VIII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Read more about VIII Corps (Union Army):  Creation and Early Service, Defense of Washington and Garrison Duty in 1864, Army of West Virginia, Command History

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    For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast
    crowned him with glory and honor.
    Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands;
    —Bible: Hebrew Psalm VIII (l. VIII, 5–6)

    There was nothing to equal it in the whole history of the Corps Diplomatique.
    James Boswell (1740–1795)