XV Corps (ACW)

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XV Corps was a corps of the Union Army during the American Civil War commanded by Major General John Logan. The XV Corps' badge was a shield with a cartridge box in the middle with the Corps motto "40 Rounds." The badge and motto originated from the western XV Corps' rivalry with the eastern XII Corps. When the western and eastern soldiers finally met up, the XII Corps soldiers bragged about their star-shaped corps badges. When asked what badge the XV Corps had, one of the western soldiers patted his cartridge box and said, "This is the badge of the Fifteenth Corps; 40 rounds." This saying eventually reached the ears of General Logan. He soon sent out the following circular to his men:

'The following is announced as the badge of this corps: A miniature cartridge box, black, set transversely on a field of cloth or metal: above the cartridge box plate will be stamped or marked in a curve, the motto "Forty Rounds".'

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Union Army Headquarters Badge, XV Corps
Union Army Headquarters Badge, XV Corps

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