Mississippian1861
Sergeant
- Joined
- Jan 29, 2019
When Hooker took command of the Army of the Potomac in early 1863 he directed the 6th Corps to form a "Light Division" (a brigade in reality). These regiments: 6th Maine, 31st New York, 43rd New York, 61st Pennsylvania, & 5th Wisconsin were used as a test bed for how the army could increase it's mobility, and were drilled especially in skirmish and outpost duty. They were also particularly good in assaulting positions as shown at the storming of Mayre's Heights during 2nd Fredericksburg. Even after the division was disbanded, these regiments took part in several successful storming actions at places like Rappahannock Station and Upton's first assault at Spotsylvania. With that in mind, if the idea had been expanded to the other six corps of the army, what regiments do you think should have been considered for their particular corps?