Veteran Reserve Corps (U.S.A)

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1863-04-28

Dissolution Date

1866-08-28

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"Veteran Reserve Corps (U.S.A)" in the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/O00013253, (accessed April 29, 2024).

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Created on April 28, 1863, as the United States Invalid Corps. Name changed to the Veteran Reserve Corps on March 18, 1864. Employed physically disabled soldiers in noncombatant roles such as garrison and hospital duty, though some engaged in combat as well. Disbanded on August 28, 1866. Commander(s): General Winfield Scott Hancock (November 1864-August 1866).

“War Department. Provost Marshal General's Bureau. Invalid Corps. 4/28/1863-3/18/1864
Organization Authority Record,” National Archives Catalog, NARA, https://catalog.archives.gov/id/10461967 (accessed March 31. 2021).
Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States for the Years 1861–1865, part 8 (Adjutant General’s Office, 1867), p. 30–119.
Margaret E. Wagner, Gary W. Gallagher, Paul Finkelman, eds., The Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2002), 441-42.

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