Cavalry Corps (Union army)

Cavalry Corps
Active1863 – 1865
AllegianceUnited States Union
BranchUnited States Union Army
TypeCavalry
RoleDirect Action
Reconnaissance
Long-distance raiding
Size2 corps
EngagementsAmerican 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]

  1. ^ "Union Army". HistoryNet. Retrieved 2020-10-12.