Cavalry Corps | |
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Active | 1863 – 1865 |
Allegiance | Union |
Branch | Union Army |
Type | Cavalry |
Role | Direct Action Reconnaissance Long-distance raiding |
Size | 2 corps |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | George Stoneman Alfred Pleasonton Phil Sheridan David McM. Gregg Benjamin Grierson David S. Stanley John Buford James H. Wilson |
Two corps of the Union Army were called Cavalry Corps during the American Civil War. One served with the Army of the Potomac; the other served in the various armies of the western theater of the war.[1]