- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- James Harrison Wilson
- Publisher:
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Selected Civil War photographs, 1861-1865, LC-B8172-2074
- Date of Original:
- 1861/1865
- Subject:
- Generals--United States
Military uniforms
United States. Army--Officers
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wilson's Cavalry Raid, 1865
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925 - Location:
- United States, District of Columbia, Washington, 38.89511, -77.03637
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- James Harrison Wilson, a major general in the Union army during the Civil War, led a cavalry raid into Alabama and Georgia in March-April 1865, during the last weeks of the war. The cities of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, fell to Wilson's troops during the action, which is known today as Wilson's Raid.
Image of a portrait of James Harrison Wilson, a major general in the Union army during the Civil War. He appears in his military uniform and faces left. Wilson led a cavalry raid into Alabama and Georgia in March-April 1865, during the last weeks of the war. The cities of Selma and Montgomery, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, fell to Wilson's troops during the action, which is known today as Wilson's Raid. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wilsons-raid/m-9343/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, DC
Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wilsons-raid
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Selected Civil War Photographs, 1861-1865 - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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