General James H. Wilson

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Ulysses_S._Grant
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1837-02-11
gptkbp:birthPlace New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_H._Wilson_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Michigan_Cavalry_Regiment
gptkb:Cavalry_Division
gptkbp:contributedTo Post-war military reforms
gptkbp:deathDate 1925-02-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Innovative cavalry leader
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label General James H. Wilson
gptkbp:influenced Cavalry tactics in modern warfare
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_E._Lee
gptkbp:involvedIn Reconstruction Era
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Wilson's_Raid
Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:legacy Cavalry tactics
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Spanish–American_War
Brigadier General
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Cavalry_Corps,_Army_of_the_Potomac
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Gettysburg
Battle of Appomattox Court House
Battle of Five Forks
Battle of Yellow Tavern
Battle of Trevilian Station
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:postWarCareer Railroad_executive
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Philip_Sheridan
gptkbp:rank Major General
gptkbp:servedIn gptkb:Union_Army
gptkb:Superintendent_of_the_United_States_Military_Academy
Chief of Cavalry
Military_Governor_of_Alabama
Member_of_the_Board_of_Inspection_and_Survey
Member_of_the_Board_of_Ordnance_and_Fortification
President_of_the_Board_of_Inspection_and_Survey
President_of_the_Board_of_Ordnance_and_Fortification
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1883
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Wilson
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_A._Custer
gptkbp:wrote History_of_the_Civil_War_in_the_United_States