IX Corps, Army of the Potomac

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IX Corps, Army of the Potomac was a major Union infantry corps in the American Civil War, noted for its extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater under generals such as Ambrose Burnside and its participation in key campaigns including the Overland and Petersburg operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps
infantry corps
military corps
allegiance Union
alsoServedWith Army of the Ohio
Army of the Tennessee
branch Union Army infantry
composition primarily volunteer infantry regiments
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
disbandedInYear 1865
engagement Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of North Anna
Battle of South Mountain
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Crater
Battle of the Wilderness
Knoxville Campaign
Overland Campaign
Second Battle of Bull Run
Siege of Petersburg
Vicksburg Campaign
formedInYear 1862
garrisonDuty Knoxville, Tennessee
includedUnitsFrom Mid-Atlantic states
New England states
linked to: New England

Western states and territories
notableAction assaults on Confederate lines at Petersburg
participation in the Battle of the Crater mine explosion
notableCommander Ambrose E. Burnside
linked to: Ambrose Burnside

Jacob D. Cox
John G. Parke
Orlando B. Willcox
notableFor service under General Ambrose E. Burnside in multiple departments
notedFor extensive combat service in the Eastern Theater
participatedIn Overland Campaign
Petersburg operations
defense of Washington, D.C.
partOf Army of the Potomac
reorganized multiple times between 1862 and 1865
role offensive and defensive operations against Confederate forces in Virginia and Tennessee
subordinateTo Army of the Potomac commander George G. Meade
linked to: George G. Meade

Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant (overall Union command)
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War

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Battle of Boydton Plank Road UnionForce IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
Battle of Fox’s Gap forceTypeUnion IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
Battle of Poplar Springs Church unionForces IX Corps, Army of the Potomac