Cavalry Corps (Union Army)

Cavalry Corps
Sheridan's final charge at Winchester.
Active	1863 – 1865
Allegiance	Union
Branch	Union Army
Type	Cavalry
Role	Direct Action Reconnaissance Long-distance raiding
Size	2 corps
Engagements	American Civil War
Commanders
Notable commanders	George Stoneman Alfred Pleasonton Phil Sheridan David McM. Gregg Benjamin Grierson David S. Stanley John Buford James H. Wilson

Two corps of the Union Army were called Cavalry Corps during the American Civil War. One served with the Army of the Potomac; the other served in the various armies of the western theater of the war.^[1]