V Corps (Union Army)

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V Corps (Union Army) was a major infantry corps of the Union Army in the American Civil War, noted for its prominent role in key Eastern Theater campaigns including the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation
military corps
allegiance Union
branch infantry
commander Charles Griffin
Fitz John Porter
George G. Meade
Gouverneur K. Warren
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
dateDisbanded 1865-06
dateFormed 1862-03-13
engagedAgainst Army of Northern Virginia
firstCommander Nathaniel P. Banks
formedFrom Department of the Rappahannock
Division of the Potomac
garrison Army of the Potomac operational areas in Virginia and Pennsylvania
higherCommand Army of the Potomac
militaryBranch Union Army
notableCommander Fitz John Porter
George G. Meade
Gouverneur K. Warren
notableDivision 1st Division, V Corps (Union Army)
2nd Division, V Corps (Union Army)
3rd Division, V Corps (Union Army)
notableEngagement Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
Overland Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
notedFor prominent role in Eastern Theater campaigns
service at the Battle of Gettysburg
opponent Confederate States Army
participatedIn Appomattox Campaign
Maryland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
Rappahannock campaigns
Richmond–Petersburg Campaign
Second Bull Run Campaign
partOf Army of the Potomac
region Northern states
roleAtGettysburg fought at Little Round Top vicinity
reinforced Union left flank on second day
size corps
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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3rd Brigade, 1st Division, V Corps partOf V Corps (Union Army)
Little Round Top defendedByUnit Union Army V Corps
linked to: V Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Peebles' Farm involvesMilitaryUnit V Corps (Union Army)
First Battle of Kernstown primaryUnionFormation Union V Corps (elements)
linked to: V Corps (Union Army)
Gettysburg Union units and formations hasPart V Corps (Union Army)
1st Division, V Corps partOf V Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Little Round Top unitInvolved V Corps (Union Army)
George Sykes commanded V Corps (Union Army)
subject linked to: Major General George Sykes
Battle of Quaker Road combatant V Corps (Union Army)