H. Judson Kilpatrick
Date of Birth: January 14, 1835
Hometown: Deckertown, NJ
Education: West
Point, 1861
Final Wartime Rank: Major General
Final Peacetime Rank: N/A
Date of Death: December 4, 1881
Place of Death: Santiago, Chile
Buried At:
West Point
Major Battles: Big Bethel Church, Beverly Ford, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, Kilpatrick's Raid on Richmond, Atlanta Campaign, March to the Sea, Carolinas Campaign
Interesting Fact(s): In February, 1864, Kilpatrick convinced Lincoln, that he could lead a raid into Richmond, to free the Union prisoners being held there - and to strike fear in the residents of Richmond. This turned into a failure, as the separated cavalry wings were not able to coordinate their attacks. Kilpatrick would be appointed minister to Chile, by President Johnson.
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