XXV Corps (ACW)
XXV Corps was a
corps of the
Union Army during the
American Civil War. It was unique in that it was made up almost entirely of African-American troops, which had previously belonged to the
X and
XVIII Corps.
On December 3rd, 1864, the two corps of the
Army of the James were reorganized. Its white units went to the
XXIV Corps, while the black units became the XXV Corps, under the command of
Godfrey Weitzel.
The corps served without any particular distinction during the waning days of the
Petersburg Campaign; its main noteworthy action was being the first command to occupy Richmond on April 3rd. It was sent to Texas to serve as the "Army of Occupation" against
Napoleon III's French presence in Mexico, and was disbanded in January 1866.
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XXV Corps history
