XXIV Corps (ACW)
XXIV Corps was a
corps of the
Union Army during the
American Civil War.
In December 1864, the white and black units of the
Army of the James were divided into two corps. The black troops were sent to the
XXV Corps; the white troops became the XXIV Corps, under the command of
Edward O. Ord. The bulk of corps remained in the Petersburg trenches, but
Adelbert Ames' second division took part in both
Benjamin Butler's initial unsuccessful assault on Fort Fisher in December 1864 and the successful
attack the following January. This division was ultimately absorbed into the revived
X Corps in March 1865.
The remainder of the corps served for the remainder of the
Petersburg Campaign. When Ord assumed command of the Army of the James from Butler on January 1st, 1865,
John Gibbon took command of the corps and led it ably. The corps took part in the defeat of Lee at
Hatcher's Run in February and were involved in the assaults of
Fort Gregg and
Fort Whitworth during the
fall of Petersburg on April 2nd. The corps was engaged during the skirmish at
Appomattox that occurred just prior to Lee's surrender. The corps remained in Virginia until August, when it was disbanded.
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XXIV Corps history
