VI Corps (Union Army)

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VI Corps (Union Army) was a major infantry corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War, noted for its pivotal role in several key campaigns and battles in the Eastern Theater.

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VI Corps (Union Army) canonical 4
VI Corps (Union) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army formation
military corps
allegiance Union
alsoKnownAs Sixth Corps
associatedWithEvent Grand Review of the Armies, May 1865
badgeColorCode blue for 3rd Division
red for 1st Division
white for 2nd Division
badgeShape cross
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
dissolvedOn 1865-06-28
engagedIn Appomattox Campaign
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Cedar Creek
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
Battle of the Wilderness
Chancellorsville Campaign
Overland Campaign
Peninsula Campaign
Seven Days Battles
Shenandoah Valley Campaigns of 1864
Siege of Petersburg
firstCommander William B. Franklin
formedOn 1862-03-13
garrisonOrHeadquarters various field headquarters with the Army of the Potomac
historicalPeriod 1862–1865
militaryBranch Union Army
notableAction defense of the Union right at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2–3, 1863
key assaults during the Overland Campaign and at Petersburg
rapid marches to reinforce threatened sectors in multiple campaigns
notableCommander George W. Getty
Horatio G. Wright
James B. Ricketts NERFINISHED
John Sedgwick
notableFor high discipline and combat effectiveness
pivotal role in key campaigns and battles in the Eastern Theater
partOf Army of the Potomac
role infantry operations
strengthCharacteristic one of the largest and most reliable corps in the Army of the Potomac
subunit 1st Division, VI Corps (Union Army)
2nd Division, VI Corps (Union Army)
3rd Division, VI Corps (Union Army)
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
type infantry corps

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Battle of Cedar Creek militaryUnit VI Corps (Union Army)
Second Battle of Fredericksburg involves VI Corps (Union)
linked to: VI Corps (Union Army)
Gettysburg Union units and formations hasPart VI Corps (Union Army)
III Corps (Union Army) successor VI Corps (Union Army)
subject linked to: III Corps
III Corps (Union Army) reorganizedInto VI Corps (Union Army)
subject linked to: III Corps