II Corps, Army of the Potomac

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:commandStructure divisions and brigades
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved end_of_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:engagesIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Chancellorsville
Battle of Fredericksburg
gptkbp:establishedIn 1862
gptkbp:finaleDate gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox
gptkbp:firstCommandingOfficer gptkb:Major_General_Edwin_V._Sumner
gptkb:Major_General_John_G._Parke
gptkbp:foughtAgainst gptkb:Confederate_States_Army
gptkbp:headquarteredIn 1862 in Virginia
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brandy_Station,_Virginia
gptkbp:historicalContext formed_during_the_Civil_War
gptkbp:historicalRecords official documents
personal accounts
unit histories
photographs and artifacts
extensive battle reports
gptkbp:historicalSignificance played a key role in major battles
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label II Corps, Army of the Potomac
gptkbp:legacy influenced future military organization
gptkbp:motto “The Second to None”
gptkbp:navalFleet red flag with white stars
gptkbp:nickname “The_Second_Corps”
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Gouverneur_K._Warren
gptkb:John_Gibbon
gptkb:Alexander_Hays
gptkb:Francis_C._Barlow
gptkb:David_B._Birney
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:5th_Division
1st_Division
2nd_Division
3rd_Division
4th_Division
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle of Spotsylvania Court House
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:Eastern_Theater_of_the_American_Civil_War
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:reform II_Army_Corps,_United_States_Army
gptkbp:reputation known for its bravery and effectiveness
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 soldiers
gptkbp:unitAwards infantry_corps