Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

Gouverneur K. Warren

Union general and corps commander at Gettysburg.

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Also known as Warren, General Warren, Major-General Warren, G. K. Warren

First appearance: i

Gouverneur K. Warren shows up with force in The Battle of the Wilderness. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Commanded the Union V Corps, led the advance across the Rapidan.

Gouverneur K. Warren first appears in 0003 i.

In The Battle of the Wilderness: Commanded the Union V Corps, led the advance across the Rapidan.

Later, in LI: Led the 5th Corps; criticized for his tactical approach but praised for ability and courage.

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The Battle of the Wilderness
Commanded the Union V Corps, led the advance across the Rapidan.
LI
Led the 5th Corps; criticized for his tactical approach but praised for ability and courage.
LII
Commands corps, reconnoiters and leads assault on enemy center.
LIII
Commands the 5th Corps; is slow to move, prompting Grant to threaten relief; his corps is temporarily broken up.
Movement by the Left Flank—Battle of North Anna—An Incident of the March—Moving on Richmond—South of the Pamunkey—Position of the National Army
Commands the 5th Corps; crosses at Jericho Ford and participates in the flank movement.
Chapter LV
Corps commander; differs from Burnside's optimism about further assault.
LXIV
Warren commands the 5th Corps, but is criticized by Grant for slow movement in supporting Sheridan at Five Forks.
Organization Charts—Union and Confederate
Commanding the Fifth Army Corps.
Union Army on the Rapidan, May 5, 1864
Commanding the Fifth Army Corps.

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