2nd Division, XII Corps

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The 2nd Division of the XII Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War, noted for its crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill during the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War military unit
Union Army infantry division
action defended Culp's Hill at the Battle of Gettysburg
allegiance Union
armyCommanderAtGettysburg Major General George G. Meade
linked to: George G. Meade
associatedWith Cemetery Hill–Culp's Hill sector at Gettysburg
linked to: Cemetery Hill
branch Union Army
category Union Army divisions
commander Brigadier General John W. Geary
composedOf Union volunteer infantry regiments
conflict American Civil War
corpsCommanderAtGettysburg Major General Henry W. Slocum
linked to: Henry W. Slocum
country United States of America
date active during 1862–1864
engagedAgainst Confederate States Army
engagedAt Culp's Hill
engagedOn 2 July 1863
3 July 1863
higherFormation Army of the Cumberland
Army of the Potomac
historicalEra 19th century
locationOfService Georgia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
notableAction held right flank of Union line at Gettysburg
notableCommander John W. Geary
notableEngagement Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cedar Mountain
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Valley Campaigns of 1864
notableFor crucial defensive stand on Culp's Hill at Gettysburg
partOf XII Corps (Union Army)
linked to: XII Corps (Union)
region United States
reorganizedInto XX Corps (Union Army)
role infantry
serviceBranch United States Volunteers
side Union Army
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
tookPartIn Atlanta Campaign
Chancellorsville Campaign
Chattanooga Campaign
Gettysburg Campaign
Maryland Campaign
type field division

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Culp's Hill defendedBy 2nd Division, XII Corps