Union General John T. Wilder
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Union General John T. Wilder was a Civil War officer best known for leading the innovative "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry and later becoming an influential industrialist and civic leader in Tennessee.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Union General John T. Wilder canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Union Army officer
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civic leader ⓘ human ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1830-01-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Greene County, New York
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Hunter, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Forest Hills Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded |
17th Indiana Infantry Regiment
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Wilder's Lightning Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1917-10-20 ⓘ |
| enlistedFrom | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Thomas Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldPosition |
U.S. pension agent in Knoxville, Tennessee
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mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee ⓘ |
| knownFor |
civic leadership in Chattanooga, Tennessee
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industrial development in Tennessee ⓘ leading the Lightning Brigade of mounted infantry ⓘ pioneering use of Spencer repeating rifles in combat ⓘ |
| memorial | Wilder Tower at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryInnovation | use of mounted infantry armed with repeating rifles ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
brevet major general
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brigadier general ⓘ |
| notableBattle | Battle of Hoover's Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
17th Indiana Infantry Regiment
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Wilder's Lightning Brigade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 6 ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Hoover's Gap
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Chickamauga Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Tullahoma Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Republican Party ⓘ |
| postMilitaryOccupation |
civic official
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foundry owner ⓘ industrialist ⓘ railroad executive ⓘ |
| preWarOccupation |
foundry operator
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millwright ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
Chattanooga, Tennessee
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Knoxville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Martha Jane Stewart Wilder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfMilitaryService | Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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