Second Corps, Army of Northern Virginia | |
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Active | 1862–1865 |
Country | Confederate States |
Branch | Confederate States Army |
Type | Corps |
Part of | Army of Northern Virginia |
The Second Corps of the Army of Northern Virginia was a military organization within the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia during much of the American Civil War. It was officially created and named following the Battle of Sharpsburg in 1862, but comprised units in a corps organization for quite some time prior to that. The Second Corps developed a reputation for hard fighting under famed early commander Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson.