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Wilder Brigade

Col. John T. Wilder and his men, nicknamed the Lightning Brigade earlier in the year, were near the site of Widow Glenn's house when Rebel forces broke through at the Brotherton Cabin during the battle of Chickamauga (September 19 - 20, 1863). Regiments from Indiana and Illinois armed with Spencer 7-shot repeating carbine laid down a barrage into the advancing Confederates under the command of Arthur Manigault, forcing the Rebels to retreat. As Wilder prepared to join the rest of Union Army on top of Snodgrass Hill north of his position he was approached by Charles Dana, Assistant Secretary of War. Dana ordered him not to join Thomas, nor attack the Rebels between Wilder's current position and Snodgrass Hill.

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Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Code: CHCH

Catoosa and Walker Counties, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Georgia
Latitude: 34.9191589355469, Longitude: -85.2552795410156

Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 441930

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