Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Military Person
1836 – 1881
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Who was Hugh Judson Kilpatrick?
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War, achieving the rank of brevet major general. He was later the United States Minister to Chile, and a failed political candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Known as "Kilcavalry" for using tactics in battle that were considered as a reckless disregard for lives of soldiers under his command, Kilpatrick was both praised for the victories he achieved, and despised by southerners whose homes and towns he devastated.
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- Born
- Jan 14, 1836
Wantage Township - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Died
- Dec 4, 1881
Santiago - Resting place
- West Point Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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