VII Corps (Union army)
Two army corps of the Union Army were called Seventh Army Corps during the American Civil War.
History
Department of Virginia
This corps was established July 22, 1862 from various Union troops stationed in southeastern Virginia. The corps' main combat action occurred in the spring of 1863, when it faced Confederate troops of James Longstreet's Corps in Suffolk, Virginia. Commanders were:
- John A. Dix (July 22, 1862 – July 16, 1863)
- Henry M. Naglee (July 16–20, 1863)
- George W. Getty (July 20 – August 1, 1863)
The corps was discontinued on August 1, 1863, and its troops were transferred to the Eighteenth Army Corps.[1]
Department of Arkansas
After the original corps was deactivated in the summer of 1863, a second Seventh Army Corps was formed from troops in the Department of Arkansas. Most of its active service occurred during Steele's Camden Expedition. Commanders were:
- Frederick Steele (January 6, 1864 – December 22, 1864)
- Joseph J. Reynolds (December 22, 1864 – August 1, 1865)
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Boatner, Mark M. III (1988). The Civil War Dictionary (Revised ed.). New York: David McKay. ISBN 978-0-8129-1726-0.
External links
- VII Corps (Department of Virginia) history
- VII Corps (Department of Arkansas) history
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