the Lightning Brigade

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/the_Lightning_Brigade
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:allegiance Union
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Wilder's_Brigade
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Colonel_John_T._Wilder
gptkbp:composition mounted infantry
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:disbanded 1864
gptkbp:formedIn 1863
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Lightning Brigade
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Tullahoma_Campaign
gptkb:Battle_of_Chickamauga
gptkb:Battle_of_Hoover's_Gap
gptkbp:notableFor use of Spencer repeating rifles
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:John_T._Wilder
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Army_of_the_Cumberland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wilder_Tower
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7