The Union Ninth

Posted on February 28, 2013 by SUMPTER

The Union IX Corps left the Army of the Potomac in February, 1863. It would eventually make its way to Vicksburg in June to support the siege.

Here’s a couple photos of its departure at Aquia Creek:

Aquia Creek Landing, Va. Embarkation of 9th Army Corps for Fort Monroe (by Alexander gardner, February 1863; LOC: LC-DIG-cwpb-00311)

Aquia Creek Landing, Va. Embarkation of 9th Army Corps for Fort Monroe; another view (by Alexander gardner, February 1863; LOC: LC-DIG-cwpb-00315)

And what it left behind near Falmouth, Virginia:

Abandoned camp of 9th Army Corps near Falmouth, Va., February, 1863 (photographed 1863, [printed between 1880 and 1889]; LOC: LC-DIG-ppmsca-33102)

Abandoned camp of 9th Army Corps near Falmouth, Va., February, 1863 (photographed 1863, [printed between 1880 and 1889]; LOC: LC-DIG-ppmsca-33103)

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