#wilderslightningbrigade

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- The newest addition to our Unit Series, Wilder’s Lightning Brigade!!!! Like the Pioneer Brigade, this unit was the brainchild of General William Rosecrans. The idea behind having a whole brigade of mounted infantry was at first to help deal with Confederate cavalry like John Hunt Morgan by allowing an inafntry unit more mobility by being mounted. Wilders men proved valuable on the battlefield by being able to quickly move from fight to fight much quicker than their on foot counterparts. These men were armed with Spencer’s rifles as well as long handled hatchets giving the brigade another name, the Hatchet Brigade. After Chickamauga the Brigade was split up and it’s regiments converted to Cavalry. Though short lived, Wilders Lightning Brigade gained great fame. Our design features their monument at Chickamauga at its center with lightning bolts making up the border. The regiments of the brigade adorn the center and two crossed hatchets at the bottom pay homage to the brigades other name. Now available at our store! (Link in bio) Shirts will be out soon as well as other units!! #civilwar #civilwarart #americancivilwar #wilderslightningbrigade #wilder #lightning #hatchet #illinois #indiana #chickamauga (at Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cpxr0NiOG44/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=