KianGaf
Sergeant Major
- Joined
- May 29, 2019
- Location
- Dublin , Ireland
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/biographies/john-t-wilder
I couldn't find another thread about this man on the site. I was reading up on the battle of Munfordville and found his interaction with Maj. Gen. Simon Buckner there an interesting story. After his surrender there he spent a short while in a confederate prisoner camp. Then upon returning to command he decided to equip his troops with Spencer rifles. His bio is worth a look. He is buried in forest hills cemetery Chattanooga Tennessee.
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I couldn't find another thread about this man on the site. I was reading up on the battle of Munfordville and found his interaction with Maj. Gen. Simon Buckner there an interesting story. After his surrender there he spent a short while in a confederate prisoner camp. Then upon returning to command he decided to equip his troops with Spencer rifles. His bio is worth a look. He is buried in forest hills cemetery Chattanooga Tennessee.
John Thomas Wilder (1830-1917) - Find a Grave...
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. Served as Mayor and postmaster of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and as a pension agent in Knoxville, Tennessee. Not only did he make them, but he also paid for the first two cannons used by the State of Indiana in the Civil War. He started Roan Iron Works...
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