Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV

Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV (HM17RX)

Location: Montgomery, AL 36113 Montgomery County
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Country: United States of America
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N 32° 22.891', W 86° 20.72'

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Wilson's Raiders

(Side A)
Major General James Harrison Wilson, USV
1837-1925

Exceptional American soldier, born Illinois, West Point Class of 1860, MG at 27. Civil War service: Port Royal 1861-62, Aide to McClellan '62; Vicksburg and Chattanooga Campaigns, Grant's staff '63-64, Chief of Cavalry Bureau '64; Wilderness and Valley Campaigns, Commander Cavalry Division, Sherman's Corps'64; Franklin, Nashville, AL & GA '64-65. Retired from Army 1870; pursued railroading career in U.S., Latin America, Japan & China. MG USV, 1898; War With Spain, Division Commander in Puerto Rico; Boxer Rebellion, Commander U.S. & British troops in China. U.S. representative at coronation of King Edward VII

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Wilson's Raiders
April 1865
MG J.H. Wilson's Cavalry Corps raised U.S. flag over Alabama's and the Confederacy's first capital on 4/12/65, 3 days after Lee's surrender at Appomattox. Wilson had defeated LTG N.B. Forrest's depleted and outnumbered troops at the Confederate arsenal city of Selma. Before fleeing Montgomery, BG D.W. Adams, CSA ordered 85,000 bales of cotton and 40,000 bushels of corn set afire to deny them to the Federals. But for the wind's change and heroic volunteer firefighters, the city would have burned. Wilson left Montgomery for Columbus, GA on Friday, 4/14/65, the day Lincoln was shot by Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington.
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HM NumberHM17RX
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Year Placed1992
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 12:02am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 561579 N 3582913
Decimal Degrees32.38151667, -86.34533333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 32° 22.891', W 86° 20.72'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds32° 22' 53.46" N, 86° 20' 43.20" W
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Area Code(s)334
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 231 Ash St, Montgomery AL 36113, US
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