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, left side of the hat, or over their left chest pocket. The idea was suggested by Major Geneneral Philip Kearny. During a battle he ed officers that turned out to not be under his command.

*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 gallery

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

## Corps flags, Army of the Potomac
### I Corps, Army of the Potomac
### II Corps, Army of the Potomac
### III Corps, Army of the Potomac
### IV Corps, Army of the Potomac
### V Corps, Army of the Potomac
### VI Corps, Army of the Potomac
### IX Corps, Army of the Potomac 
### XI Corps, Army of the Potomac 
### XII Corps, Army of the Potomac 
## Corps flags, other Union armies
### VII Corps, Dept of Arkansas
### VIII Corps, Middle Department
### X Corps, Department of South 
### XIII Corps, Army of the Tennessee
No badge was designated for the XIII Corps.

### XIV Corps, Army of the Cumberland 
### XV Corps, Army of the Tennessee
### XVI Corps, Military Division of West Mississippi  
### XVII Corps, Army of the Tennessee
### XVIII Corps, Army of the James 
### XIX Corps, Middle Military Division 
### XX Corps, Army of the Cumberland 
{Note:XX Corps Badges same as the old XII Corps; the XX Corps was consolidated from the XI and XII Corps}

### XXI Corps 
### XXII Corps, Dept of Washington 
### XXIII Corps, Dept of Ohio & Dept of North Carolina 
### XXIV Corps, Dept of Virginia 
### XXV Corps, Army of the James, Dept of Texas
## Brigade badges 
**I Corps, Army of the Potomac**

## Related pages 
*Major organizations of the Union Army
*Kearny Cross

## References
## Other websites 
* Designs of Civil War Corps Badges
* Civil war insignia cavalry, infantry and artillery brass