II Corps

   

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Parent Unit: Army of the Potomac | Union Army1
Commanders:
Major General Winfield S. Hancock (June 15-June 17, 1864)2 WinfieldSHancock 217x300 II Corps3
Major General David B. Birney (June 18, 1864)4 DavidBBirney 235x300 II Corps5
Strength:
Units6:

  • First Division
  • Second Division
  • Third Division
  • Artillery Brigade
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    Bibliography:
      Siege of Petersburg Documents Which Mention This Unit:
        Sources:
        1. 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 ↩
        2. 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. ↩
        3. Library of Congress American Memory, Digital ID: cwpb 05828 ↩
        4. 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. ↩
        5. David B. Birney Wikipedia Article ↩
        6. 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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