page_title: Fourth Corps, Army of Northern Virginia
section_title: 1864
hierarchical_section_title: Fourth Corps, Army of Northern Virginia / 1864
caption_attribution_description: Daguerreotype of Richard Heron Anderson
context_page_description: The Fourth Corps was a military unit formed in October 1864 within the Army of Northern Virginia of the Confederate Army. It fought for the Confederate States of America during the late stages of the American Civil War. The corps was commanded by Richard H. Anderson during its short life and was combined with the Second Corps shortly before Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865.
context_section_description: With the recovery of Lt. General James Longstreet from injury, which allowed him to resume leading the First Corps, a new Fourth Corps was created on October 19, 1864. Commanded by temporary Lt. General Anderson, it was made up of units that before had served around Richmond and Petersburg as part of General Beauregard's Department of North Carolina and Southern Virginia.
caption: Lt. Gen. Richard Anderson
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