XV Corps (ACW)

XV Corps (ACW)

The XV Army Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It served in the Army of the Tennessee under Maj. Gens. Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman. It was commanded by Sherman in the Siege of Vicksburg and then by Maj. Gen. John A. Logan in Sherman's Atlanta Campaign. Brig. Gen. Peter J. Osterhaus commanded the corps in the March to the Sea, but Logan was back in command during Sherman's Carolina Campaign.

The XV Corps' badge was a shield with a cartridge box in the middle with the Corps motto "40 Rounds." The badge and motto originated from the Western XV Corps' rivalry with the eastern XII Corps. When the Western and Eastern soldiers finally met up, the XII Corps soldiers bragged about their star-shaped corps badges. When asked what badge the XV Corps had, one of the western soldiers patted his cartridge box and said, "This is the badge of the Fifteenth Corps; 40 rounds." This saying eventually reached the ears of General Logan. He soon sent out the following circular to his men:

ee also

*Army of the Tennessee

External links

* [http://www.civilwararchive.com/CORPS/15thcorp.htm XV Corps history]


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