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American Civil War Corps Badges

Corps badges in the American Civil War were originally worn by soldiers of the Union Army on the top of their army forage cap (kepi), left side of the hat, or over their left breast. The idea is attributed to Maj. Gen. Philip Kearny, who ordered the men in his division to sew a two-inch square of red cloth on their hats to avoid confusion on the battlefield. This idea was adopted by Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker after he assumed command of the Army of the Potomac, so any soldier could be identified at a distance.

Maj. Gen. Daniel Butterfield, Hooker's chief of staff, was assigned the task of designing a distinctive shape for each corps badge. Butterfield also designateded that each division in the corps should have a variation of the corps badge in a different color. Division badges were colored as follows:

# Red — First division of corps # White — Second division of corps # Blue — Third division of corps # Green — Fourth division of VI, IX, and XX Corps # Yellow — Fourth division of XV Corps # Multicolor — Headquarters or artillery elements (certain corps)

The badges for enlisted men were cut from colored cloth, while officer's badges were privately made and of a higher quality. Metallic badges were often made by jewelers and were personalized for the user. The badges eventually became part of the Army regulations and a great source of regimental pride.
Table of contents

*Corps Badges
*Corps Flags: I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV Cavalry Corps
*See also
*External links

Corps Badges

Image:Icorpsbadge.png|Union Army, I Corps, 1st Division Badge, Image:IIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, II Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:IIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, III Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:IVcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, IV Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:Vcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, V Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:VIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, VI Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:VIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, VII Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:VIIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, VIII Corps, 3rd Division Badge Image:IXcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, IX Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:Xcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, X Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:XIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XI Corps, 1st Division Badge Image:XIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XII Corps, 1st Division Badge Image:XIVcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XIV Corps, 3rd Division Badge Image:XVcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XV Corps, 3rd Division Badge Image:XVIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XVI Corps, 1st Division Badge Image:XVIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XVII Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:XVIIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XVIII Corps, 3rd Division BadgeImage:XIXcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XIX Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:XIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XX Corps, 1st Division Badge Image:XXIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XXII Corps, 3rd Division Badge Image:XXIIIcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XXIII Corps, 3rd Division Badge Image:XXIVcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XXIV Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:XXVcorpsbadge.png|Union Army, XXV Corps, 1st Division BadgeImage:Calvarycorpsbadge.png|Union Army, Calvary Corps

Corps Flags

I Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, I Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, I Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, I Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army 1st Division Badge, II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army 2nd Division Badge, II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, II Corps, Army of the Potomac

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

Union Army Corps Hqr's, II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army Artillery Brigade , II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army Quartermaster Badge, II Corps, Army of the Potomac

Corps Hqr'sArtillery BrigadeQuartermaster

III Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, III Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, III Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, III Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

IV Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, IV Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, IV Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, IV Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

V Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, V Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, V Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, V Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

VI Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, VI Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, VI Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, VI Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

VII Corps, Dept of Arkansas

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, VII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, VII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, VII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

VIII Corps, Middle Department

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, VIII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, VIII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, VIII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

IX Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, IX Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, IX Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, IX Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

Union Army 4th Division Badge, IX Corps

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X Corps, Department of South

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, X Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, X Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, X Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XI Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XI Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XI Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XI Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XII Corps, Army of the Potomac

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XIII Corps

No badge was designated for the XIII Corps.

XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XIV Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XIV Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XIV Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XV Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XV Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XV Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

Union Army 4th Division Badge, XV Corps

Union Army Headquarters Badge, XV Corps

4th DivisionHeadquarters

XVI Corps, Military Division of West Mississippi

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XVI Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XVI Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XVI Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XVII Corps, Army of the James

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XVII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XVII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XVII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XVIII Corps, Army of the James

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XVIII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XVIII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XVIII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XIX Corps, Middle Military Division

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XIX Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XIX Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XIX Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XX Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XX Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XX Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division
{Note:XX Corps Badges same as the old XII Corps}

XXI Corps

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XXI Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XXI Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XXI Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

Union Army Headquarters Badge, XXI Corps

-Headquarters

XXII Corps, Dept of Washington

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XXII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XXII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XXII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XXIII Corps, Dept of Ohio & Dept of North Carolina

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XXIII Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XXIII Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XXIII Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XXIV Corps, Dept of Virginia

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XXIV Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XXIV Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XXIV Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

XXV Corps, Army of the James, Dept of Texas

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Union Army 1st Division Badge, XXV Corps

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Union Army 2nd Division Badge, XXV Corps

Union Army 3rd Division Badge, XXV Corps

1st Division2nd Division3rd Division

Cavalry Corps

Brigade Badges

I Corps, Army of the Potomac

Union Army I Corps, 1st Division Badge, 1st Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 2nd Division Badge, 1st Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 3rd Division Badge, 1st Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 1st Division Badge, 2nd Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 2nd Division Badge, 2nd Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 3rd Division Badge, 2nd Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 1st Division Badge, 3rd Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 2nd Division Badge, 3rd Brigade

Union Army I Corps, 3rd Division Badge, 3rd Brigade


See also

*Major organizations of the Union Army
*Kearny Cross

External links

*Corps Badges "Emblems Of Pride"
* Designs of Civil War Corps Badges
* Union Corps Badges
* What is a Corps Badge?
*German



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