XVII Corps (Union Army)

XVII Corps
XVII Corps badge
Active1862 – 1865
TypeArmy Corps
SizeCorps
Part ofArmy of the Tennessee
EngagementsAmerican 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.


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