1st Division, XI Corps

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The 1st Division of the XI Corps was a Union Army infantry formation in the American Civil War that saw action in major Eastern Theater campaigns, including the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army infantry division
military unit
allegiance Union Army
United States of America
branch Union Army infantry
campaignArea Pennsylvania
Virginia
conflict American Civil War
country United States
engagedAgainst Confederate States Army
engagementType field operations
era 1860s
higherFormationRole component division of XI Corps in the Army of the Potomac
historicalPeriod American Civil War (1861–1865)
linked to: American Civil War
militaryBranchType volunteer infantry
notableFor service in major Eastern Theater campaigns of the American Civil War
participatedIn Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Gettysburg
Chancellorsville campaign
Gettysburg campaign
linked to: Gettysburg Campaign
partOf XI Corps (Union Army)
linked to: XI Corps (Union)
roleAtBattleOfChancellorsville frontline infantry division of XI Corps
roleAtBattleOfGettysburg frontline infantry division of XI Corps
sideInConflict Union
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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XI Corps (Union Army of the Potomac) hadDivision 1st Division, XI Corps
Francis Channing Barlow commandedUnit 1st Division, XI Corps
Gettysburg Union units and formations hasPart 1st Division, XI Corps (Union Army)
linked to: 1st Division, XI Corps
Francis C. Barlow notableCommanderOf 1st Division, XI Corps