I Corps (Union Army)

I Corps
I Corps badge (circle)
Active1862–1864
CountryUnited States United States of America
BranchArmy
TypeArmy Corps
SizeCorps
EngagementsAmerican Civil War
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Irvin McDowell
Joseph Hooker
John F. Reynolds 
John Newton
Insignia
1st Division
2nd Division
3rd Division

I Corps (First Corps) was the designation of three different corps-sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Separate formation called the I Corps served in the Army of the Ohio/Army of the Cumberland under Alexander M. McCook from September 29, 1862 to November 5, 1862, in the Army of the Mississippi under George W. Morgan from January 4, 1863 to January 12, 1863 (which was the re-designated XIII Corps (ACW)), and in the Army of the Potomac and Army of Virginia (see below). The first two were units of very limited life; the third was one of the most distinguished and veteran corps in the entire Union Army, commanded by very distinguished officers. The term "First Corps" is also used to describe the First Veteran Corps from 1864 to 1866.