Category: XV Corps, Union Army, United States Civil War

Categories: Siege of Vicksburg | Union Army Corps, United States Civil War

15th Army Corps
The Fifteenth Corps was one of the organizations resulting from the partition of the Thirteenth Corps, December 18, 1862. General William T. Sherman was assigned to its command. Part of the Fifteenth Corps--the divisions of Generals Steele and Morgan L. Smith, together with other troops — were engaged under Sherman at Chickasaw Bluffs in the first attempt on Vicksburg.

The XV Corps was assigned to:

• Army of the Tennessee
• Army of the Mississippi - Jan 4 - 12, 1863
• Army of the Tennessee - Jan 12, 1863

Primary subordinate units were:

For personnel assigned to the XV Corps headquarters unit, or to an unknown or subordinate unit that has no category, add to this category.

For the primary, peacetime category, see:

• XV Corps

For more information on the XV Corps during the United States Civil War See:

• Wikipedia: XV Corps (Union Army)
• Corps of the Union Army

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Civil War Times Illustrated - Volume 62, Number 2, Spring 2023

Francis Blair 19 Feb 1821 Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States - 08 Jul 1875

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