II Corps
| Parent Unit: Army of the Potomac | Union Army1 | |
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| Major General David B. Birney (June 18-June 27, 1864)2 |  3 |
| Major General Winfield S. Hancock (June 27, 1864 forward)4 |  5 |
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- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 218-233 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 219: See footnote at the bottom of that page which indicates Major General David B. Birney commanded the II Corps from June 18 to June 27, 1864 because Hancock was physically disabled. ↩
- David B. Birney Wikipedia Article ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), page 219: See footnote at the bottom of that page which indicates Major General David B. Birney commanded the II Corps from June 18 to June 27, 1864 because Hancock was physically disabled. ↩
- Library of Congress American Memory, Digital ID: cwpb 05828 ↩
- The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Volume XL, Part 1 (Serial Number 80), pages 218-222 ↩
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