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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