Mortimer Dormer Leggett
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Mortimer Dormer Leggett was a lawyer, school administrator, professor, and a general of the Union Army during the American Civil War.
Leggett, 1860–1865
Relief portrait of Leggett at Vicksburg National Military Park
XVII Corps (Union army)
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XVII Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was organized December 18, 1862 as part of Ulysses S. Grant's Army of the Tennessee. It was most notably commanded by Maj. Ge
Mortimer Dormer Leggett
…of volunteers and participated in the Vicksburg Campaign, suffering a painful wound. After he recovered, Leggett commanded the 3rd Division of the XVII Corps during the Atlanta campaign and Sherman's March to the Sea. He was brevetted major general of volunteers in July 1864, and was commissioned as a major…
Francis Blair Jr. (center), shown with his staff, led the Union XVII Corps in the Atlanta campaign.