- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Wilson's Raid
- Creator:
- Manthorne, Jason
- Date of Original:
- 2006-03-31
- Subject:
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Wilson's Cavalry Raid, 1865
Wilson, James Harrison, 1837-1925
Generals--United States
United States. Army--Officers - Location:
- United States, Alabama, 32.75041, -86.75026
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018 - Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Wilson's Raid. In mid-March 1865, as the Confederate States of America struggled through its final days, Union major general James Harrison Wilson began a month-long cavalry raid that laid waste to much of the productive capacity of Alabama and Georgia.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/wilsons-raid/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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