II Corps, Army of the Potomac

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Gettysburg_Address
gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Emancipation_Proclamation
Civil War battles
Lincoln's leadership
Grant's strategy
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Major_General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved 1865
gptkbp:engaged_in gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Chancellorsville
gptkb:Battle_of_Fredericksburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:established_in 1862
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Brandy_Station,_Virginia
1862
1865
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label II Corps, Army of the Potomac
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:known_for effective leadership
tactical maneuvers
bravery in battle
high casualty rates
defending key positions
contributing to Union victories
holding the line against Confederate forces
gptkbp:motto “ The Second to None”
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Gouverneur_K._Warren
gptkb:John_Gibbon
gptkb:Alexander_Hays
gptkb:Francis_C._Barlow
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Wilderness
gptkb:Siege_of_Petersburg
gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkb:Overland_Campaign
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:I_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:reformed gptkb:II_Corps,_United_States_Army
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:III_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Sedgwick
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4