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John T. Wilder

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John T. Wilder

Union United States Army general (1830-1917)

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John Thomas Wilder was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, noted principally for capturing the critical mountain pass of Hoover's Gap during the Tullahoma Campaign in Central Tennessee in June 1863. Wilder had personally ensured that his "Lightning Brigade" of mounted infantry was equipped with the new Spencer repeating rifle. However, Wilder initially had to appeal to his men to pay for these weapons themselves before the government agreed to carry the cost. The victory at Hoover's Gap was attributed largely to Wilder's persistence in procuring the new rifles, which disoriented the enemy.

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Occupation: military officer, politician, Brigadegeneral, molding worker
Position held: Mayor of Chattanooga
Citizenship: United States
Born: January 31, 1830
Died: October 20, 1917

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