XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland)

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XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland) was a Union Army corps that served in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, participating in major campaigns under the Army of the Cumberland.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation
military corps
activePeriodEnd 1864
activePeriodStart 1863
allegiance Union Army
United States of America
associatedWith Union victory in the Western Theater
branch Union Army
commandedBy Major General Thomas L. Crittenden
commandStructure Army corps
conflict American Civil War
corpsNumber XXI
country United States
dateFormed January 9, 1863
disbanded 1864
engagement Battle of Chickamauga
Battle of Lookout Mountain
Battle of Missionary Ridge
Battle of Stones River
Chattanooga Campaign
Tullahoma Campaign
firstCommander Thomas L. Crittenden
formedFrom Army of the Ohio
garrisonRegion Georgia
Tennessee
historicalEra 19th century
languageOfCommand English
militaryBranch infantry
namedAfter its numerical designation in Roman numerals
notableCommander Thomas L. Crittenden
notableEvent heavy fighting at the Battle of Chickamauga
notableFor service in the Western Theater of the American Civil War
opponent Confederate States Army
partOf Army of the Cumberland
regionOfOperations American South
Tennessee and Georgia campaigns
role field operations
offensive operations
side Union
size corps
subordinateTo Department of the Cumberland
theater Western Theater of the American Civil War
type Union Army corps in the Western Theater
usedFormation three-division corps structure

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Army of the Cumberland notableUnit XXI Corps (Army of the Cumberland)