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Colonel John T. Wilder, 17th Indiana, Commander of Wilder's Lightning Brigade, CDV
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Colonel John T. Wilder, 17th Indiana, Commander of Wilder's Lightning Brigade, CDV
4/30/2014 - Firearms and Militaria: Live Salesroom Auction
Bvt. Brig. Gen. John Thomas Wilder, Col. 17th Indiana Infantry, or "Wilder's Lightning Brigade," his famed swift-moving mounted infantry unit armed with Spencer repeating rifles; carte by J. Perry Elliott's City Gallery, Indianapolis.
Provenance:
The Robert Trownsell Collection
Condition:
Moderate soiling, edge wear, and slight fading.
Sold: $822.50
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