Life span: 09/02/1837 to 02/23/1925TabsLife SummaryFull name: James Harrison WilsonPlace of Birth: Shawneetown, ILBurial Place: Wilmington, DEBirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Free StateNo. of Siblings: 1No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 2Family: Harrison Wilson (father), Katherine SnyderWIlson (mother), Ella Andrews (wife) Education: West Point (US Military Academy)Other Education: McKendree College (IL)Occupation: MilitaryBusinessmanOtherOther Occupation: EngineerRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholderPolitical Parties: RepublicanMilitary: US military (Pre-Civil War)Union ArmyUS military (Post-Civil War) Events Date span begin Life span End Event 04/01/1865 04/01/1865 In central Alabama, Union cavalry push back an outnumbered General Nathan Bedford Forest at the Battle of Ebenezer Church 04/02/1865 04/02/1865 In a bloody assault, Union troops take the fortified armaments manufacturing town of Selma, Alabama Documents Images James Harrison Wilson James Harrison Wilson, detail Bibliography
