XVI Corps (Union Army)
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (December 2013) |
| XVI Corps | |
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Grenville Dodge Andrew Jackson Smith | |
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The XVI Army Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. The corps rarely fought as a single unit, as its divisions were often scattered across the country.[1]
History
Creation and Vicksburg
The XVI Corps was organized on December 18, 1862, with Maj. Gen.
In 1864, the corps was divided into two wings of two divisions each.
Left Wing
The Left Wing was led by Maj. Gen.
Right Wing
The remaining division which did not join Sherman's Atlanta Campaign were left to guard the Mississippi River valley. Kimball's, Lauman's and William Sooy Smith's divisions were permanently removed to other corps while
The Red River Division remained in Louisiana while A.J. Smith took the rest of the Right Wing into Mississippi to protect Sherman's supply lines during the Atlanta Campaign, defeating the Confederates at the Battle of Tupelo. Here the two divisions were commanded by Mower (1st Division) and Colonel David Moore (2nd Division) with a division of cavalry temporarily attached under Brig. Gen. Benjamin Grierson.
This unit was sometimes called "General A.J. Smith's Guerrillas".[2]
Dissolution
The corps in its entirety was discontinued on November 7, 1864.
Re-activation
On February 18, 1865, Smith's Detachment-Army of the Tennessee became the official XVI Corps. It was composed of three divisions: First (
References
- ^ a b c "Union - 16th Corps". CivilWarArchive.com. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
- ^ Woodworth, Steven (March 22, 2014). "General A.J. Smith's Guerrillas and the Battle of Nashville". c-span.org. Civil War Center at Kennesaw State University. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
