Lightning Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Lightning_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:Union
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wilder's_Brigade
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1865
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Tullahoma_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Chattanooga_Campaign
gptkbp:formedIn 1863
gptkbp:notableAction rapid movement and firepower
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Colonel_John_T._Wilder
gptkbp:notableFor use of Spencer repeating rifles
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_T._Wilder
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkbp:type mounted infantry
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:69th_Air_Defense_Artillery_Brigade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lightning Brigade