VII Corps (Union army)

Seventh Army Corps
Seventh Army Corps Badge
Active1862–1863
1864–1865
CountryUnited States of America
Branch Union Army
TypeArmy corps
RoleHeadquarters
Part ofDepartment of Virginia
Department of Arkansas
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Insignia
Headquarters flag
1st Division flag
2nd Division flag
3rd Division flag

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:

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:

References

Citations
Bibliography
  • Boatner, Mark M. III (1988). The Civil War Dictionary (Revised ed.). New York: David McKay. ISBN 978-0-8129-1726-0.


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