Description |
1 online resource (xii, 535 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Part 1. Old Northwest to Old South -- Part 2. Old South to New South -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
Summary |
"John T. Wilder was an entrepreneur, Civil War general, and business leader who would become influential in the development of post-Civil War Chattanooga. A northern transplant who made his early fortune in the iron industry, Wilder would gain notoriety in the Western Theater through his victories at the battles of Chattanooga, Chickamauga, and throughout the Tullahoma and Atlanta Campaigns while leading the famous "Lightning Brigade." After the Civil War, he relocated to Chattanooga and began the Roane Iron Company and fostered southern ironworks throughout the southeast. He was elected mayor of Chattanooga but would fail to be elected to Congress as its representative. Finally, he was instrumental in the establishment of national military parks in Chattanooga and Chickamauga. Nicely's biography captures the life of a man important to the overall development of Chattanooga and East Tennessee and argues that Wilder was influential in bringing both northern and immigrant populations to the area"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2023) |
Subject |
Wilder, John Thomas, 1830-1917.
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SUBJECT |
Wilder, John Thomas, 1830-1917 fast |
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United States. Army. Wilder's Brigade.
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United States. Army -- Biography.
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United States. Army fast |
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United States. Army. Wilder's Brigade fast |
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Generals -- United States -- Biography
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Businessmen -- Tennessee -- Chattanooga -- Biography
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Businessmen
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Economic history
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Generals
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Regimental histories
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140214
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140267
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Tennessee -- Economic conditions -- 19th century
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Chattanooga (Tenn.) -- Biography
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Greensburg (Ind.) -- Biography
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Indiana -- Greensburg
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Tennessee
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Tennessee -- Chattanooga
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2022056860 |
ISBN |
9781621908012 |
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1621908011 |
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