XIX Corps (Union Army)

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XIX Corps (Union Army) was a major Union Army corps formed in 1863 that served primarily in the Department of the Gulf, seeing action in campaigns across Louisiana and the Gulf region during the American Civil War.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
XIX Corps (Union Army) canonical 4
XIX Corps (Union) 1
XIX Corps elements 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps
allegiance Union
associatedWith Army of the Gulf
Department of the Gulf
branch infantry
conflict American Civil War
corpsNumber 19
country United States of America
disbandedInYear 1865
engagement Battle of Cedar Creek
Battle of Mansfield
Battle of Pleasant Hill
Battle of Sabine Cross Roads
Port Hudson Campaign
Red River Campaign
linked to: Red River campaign

Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864
Siege of Port Hudson
formationDate 1863-01-09
formedInYear 1863
garrisonLocation New Orleans
headquartersLocation New Orleans (initially)
includedUnitType artillery batteries
cavalry detachments
volunteer infantry regiments
laterDeployment Middle Military Division
Shenandoah Valley
militaryBranch United States Volunteers
notableAction participation in the capture of Port Hudson
support of Union control of the Mississippi River
notableCommander Cuvier Grover
Nathaniel P. Banks
William B. Franklin
William H. Emory
partOf Union Army
purpose to conduct Union operations in the Department of the Gulf
raisedFrom Midwestern states
New England states
linked to: New England

Northern states
role offensive operations in the Gulf region
siege operations
support of Union naval operations in the Gulf
side Union (North)
subordinateTo Department of the Gulf
theaterOfOperations Department of the Gulf
Gulf region
Louisiana
timePeriod 1863–1865

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cedar Creek militaryUnit XIX Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Fort Stevens UnionForcesIncluded XIX Corps elements
linked to: XIX Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Mansfield involvedUnitUnion XIX Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Pleasant Hill primaryUnionForce XIX Corps (Union Army)
Battle of Monett's Ferry involves XIX Corps (Union)
linked to: XIX Corps (Union Army)