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The monument was formally dedicated on September 20, 1899. Many local citizens and Civil War veterans, including many members of the Lightning Brigade, were present at the ceremony. [4] James A. Connolly gave an opening address for the ceremony, [5] which was followed by Wilder turning the monument over to general Henry V. Boynton. [6]
Wilder Brigade Monument at the Chickamauga Battlefield unit. Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, located in northern Georgia and southeastern Tennessee, preserves the sites of two major battles of the American Civil War: the Battle of Chickamauga and the Siege of Chattanooga.
Bate's brigade, supported by Brig. Gen. Bushrod Johnson's brigade and some artillery, assaulted Wilder's position, but was driven back by the concentrated fire of the Spencers, losing 146 killed and wounded (almost a quarter of his force) to Wilder's 61. Due to the heavy volume of fire he received from the brigade, Bate initially thought he was ...
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Now, a veterans group is planning to build a 6 1/2-foot-high black granite monument dedicated to the 23 Harlingen soldiers killed during the war from 1961 to 1975. As part of the project, city ...
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As part of the "Wilder Lightning Brigade", the 72nd was among the first units fighting in the Civil War to receive the Spencer repeating rifle. After intense training and development of new tactics, the "Lightning Brigade" was ready for service.
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