VIII Corps (Union Army)

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VIII Corps (Union Army) was a Union Army corps of the American Civil War that primarily served in the Shenandoah Valley, playing a key role in various campaigns and battles there.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Union Army corps
allegiance Union
associatedWith Middle Department of the Union Army
branch Union Army
commandStructure United States War Department
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
engagement Battle of Monocacy
Shenandoah Valley operations
Valley Campaigns of 1864
defense of Baltimore
formedFrom troops of the Middle Department
garrisonArea Baltimore, Maryland
Middle Department headquarters
linked to: Middle Department
historicalEra American Civil War era
location United States
militaryBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
notableCommander Erasmus D. Keyes
George Crook
Lew Wallace
Robert C. Schenck
notableFor defense of Washington, D.C. approaches via Monocacy
role in Shenandoah Valley campaigns
opponent Confederate States Army
partOf Army of the Potomac
Middle Department
primaryFunction defense of the Middle Department
operations in the Shenandoah Valley
role field corps
garrison force
theaterOfOperations Baltimore, Maryland area
linked to: Baltimore

Middle Department
Shenandoah Valley
timePeriod 1860s
type corps-level formation

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Battle of Cedar Creek militaryUnit VIII Corps (Union Army)