Second Corps, United States Army

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:active_years 1862-1865
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:dissolved gptkb:General_Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:engagement gptkb:Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
gptkbp:established_in gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkbp:flag Corps flag
gptkbp:formation_date 1862
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:General_William_T._Sherman
gptkb:General_John_F._Reynolds
gptkb:General_John_C._Pemberton
gptkb:General_William_J._Hardee
gptkb:General_John_M._Wright
gptkb:General_Alexander_Hays
gptkb:General_Jubal_Early
gptkb:General_Francis_C._Barlow
gptkb:General_John_B._Gordon
gptkb:General_Leonidas_Polk
gptkb:General_Robert_E._Lee
gptkb:General_Thomas_J._Jackson
gptkb:General_Braxton_Bragg
gptkb:General_James_Longstreet
gptkb:General_John_W._Geary
gptkb:General_Joseph_E._Johnston
gptkb:General_Joseph_Hooker
gptkb:General_David_B._Birney
gptkb:General_George_G._Meade
gptkb:General_Philip_Sheridan
gptkb:General_William_H._Seward
gptkb:General_A._P._Hill
gptkb:General_John_A._Logan
gptkb:General_Richard_S._Ewell
gptkb:General_John_Bell_Hood
gptkb:General_George_Pickett
gptkb:General_George_Meade
gptkb:General_John_G._Barnard
gptkb:General_John_B._Hood
gptkb:General_Samuel_K._Zook
gptkb:General_John_C._Caldwell
gptkb:General_George_B._Mc_Clellan
gptkb:General_John_G._Foster
gptkb:General_William_H._French
gptkb:General_John_A._Mc_Clernand
General John S. Gibbons
gptkbp:historical_significance Major role in the Eastern Theater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Second Corps, United States Army
gptkbp:involved_units 1st Division, 2nd Corps
2nd Division, 2nd Corps
3rd Division, 2nd Corps
gptkbp:legacy Influenced modern military organization
gptkbp:motto “ The Second to None”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Second Corps”
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:Battle_of_Antietam
gptkb:Battle_of_Cold_Harbor
gptkb:Battle_of_Spotsylvania_Court_House
gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Major_General_Winfield_Scott_Hancock
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:reformed 1864
gptkbp:reputation Highly regarded for its performance
gptkbp:role gptkb:infantry
gptkbp:size approximately 30,000 soldiers
gptkbp:successor gptkb:III_Corps,_United_States_Army
gptkbp:symbol Corps badge
gptkbp:uniform Dark blue
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5