Army of the Potomac's 12th Corps

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1862-1865
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Union_Army_Corps
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Army_of_Northern_Virginia
gptkbp:color blue and white
gptkbp:command_structure Divisions and Brigades
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:Henry_W._Slocum
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:Battle_of_Lookout_Mountain
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkbp:formation_date 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:historical_significance Key role in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Army of the Potomac's 12th Corps
gptkbp:insignia Corps badge
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:1st_Division
2nd Division
3rd Division
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in 12th Corps Memorial at Gettysburg
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern military organization
gptkbp:motto “ The Twelfth Corps Will Do Its Duty”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Twelfth Corps”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Assault_at_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Siege_operations_at_Petersburg
Defense at Gettysburg
Final assault at Appomattox
Flank attack at Chancellorsville
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:reform 1864
gptkbp:role defensive operations
offensive operations
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:size approximately 10,000 soldiers
gptkbp:type infantry corps
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:6th_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6