Hugh Judson Kilpatrick
Union United States Army general, politician
Died when: 45 years 324 days (550 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick (January 14, 1836 – December 4, 1881) 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 an unsuccessful candidate for the U.S.House of Representatives.
Nicknamed "Kilcavalry" (or "Kill-Cavalry") for using tactics in battle that were considered as recklessly disregarding the 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.
Related People
.jpg?width=300)
Union United States Army general, politician
United States Army general
Union United States Army general
This content was extracted from Wikipedia and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License