XVII Corps | |
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Active | 1862 – 1865 |
Type | Army Corps |
Size | Corps |
Part of | Army of the Tennessee |
Engagements | American Civil War |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | James B. McPherson Francis P. Blair, Jr. |
Insignia | |
1st Division | |
2nd Division | |
3rd Division |
XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. It was most notably commanded by Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson and Maj. Gen. Francis P. Blair II, and served in the Western Theater.