Wilson's Raid

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Wilson's Raid was a major Union cavalry campaign in the final months of the American Civil War that swept through Alabama and Georgia, destroying Confederate infrastructure and war-making capacity.

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instanceOf Union cavalry raid
military campaign
advancedThrough central Alabama
linked to: Central Alabama

northern Alabama
linked to: Northern Alabama

western Georgia
belligerent United States (Union)
captured Columbus, Georgia
Macon, Georgia
Montgomery, Alabama
Selma, Alabama
commander James H. Wilson
Major General James Harrison Wilson
commandStructure Cavalry Corps, Military Division of the Mississippi
conflict American Civil War
country United States
dateDetail began near Gravelly Springs, Alabama, in March 1865
destroyed Confederate machine shops
Confederate munitions factories
Confederate railroad depots
Confederate rolling stock
bridges on key Confederate rail lines
endDate 1865-04-20
historicalSignificance hastened the collapse of Confederate resistance in the Deep South
one of the largest and most destructive cavalry raids of the American Civil War
location Alabama
Georgia
militaryBranch Union cavalry
notableEvent Battle of Selma
capture of Jefferson Davis's wife and entourage near Irwinville, Georgia region
capture of Selma's Confederate arsenal and foundries
destruction of the Confederate naval yard at Columbus, Georgia
objective capture key industrial centers in the Deep South
destroy Confederate infrastructure
disrupt Confederate war-making capacity
opposedBy Confederate States of America
partOf Union operations in the final months of the American Civil War
result Union victory
startDate 1865-03-22
strength approximately 13,500 Union cavalrymen
target Confederate arsenals
Confederate factories
Confederate ironworks
Confederate supply depots
railroads in Alabama and Georgia
theatre Western Theater of the American Civil War
timePeriod final months of the American Civil War
year 1865

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Battle of Selma (1865) partOf Wilson's Raid
Battle of Selma (1865) campaign Wilson's Raid in Alabama and Georgia
linked to: Wilson's Raid
James H. Wilson notableWork Wilson’s Raid through Alabama and Georgia in 1865
linked to: Wilson's Raid
James H. Wilson participatedIn Wilson’s Raid
linked to: Wilson's Raid