John C. Tidball
| John Caldwell Tidball | |
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Captain John C. Tidball, 1862, Library of Congress
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| Born |
January 25, 1825 near Wheeling, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) |
| Died | May 17, 1906 (aged 81) Montclair, New Jersey |
| Place of burial | West Point Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch |
United States Army Union Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1889 |
| Rank |
 Brevet Major General
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| Commands held |
U. S. Horse Artillery Brigade Department of Alaska 1st Artillery Regiment |
| Battles/wars | |
Second Seminole War
American Civil War
John Caldwell Tidball (January 25, 1825 – May 15, 1906) was a career military officer, noted for his service in the horse artillery in the cavalry in the Union Army during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as the Commander of the Department of Alaska (in effect, the Appointed Military Governor of the region).
Tidball was born near Wheeling, Virginia (present-day West Virginia), to parents: James Squires Tidball and Maria Caldwell. He grew up on a farm in eastern Ohio. He graduated tenth in the United States Military Academy Class of 1848, and entered the United States Army as a brevet second lieutenant in Company E of the 3rd Regiment of Artillery. Commissioned in March 1849, he transferred to Company M of the 2nd Regiment of Artillery. Promoted in March 1853, he transferred again, to Company B of the 2nd. He served in the Florida hostilities against the Seminoles, and accompanied an exploring expedition to California in 1853–54. In 1859 he was sent on the expedition to Harper's Ferry to suppress John Brown's raid.
Tidball served all through the Civil War, being brevetted five times for gallant and meritorious conduct on the field, and being complimented personally by President Abraham Lincoln for his work at the Battle of Gettysburg, where he was in command of the Second Brigade Horse Artillery under MG Alfred Pleasonton. He served in most of the major campaigns in the Eastern Theater, from the First Battle of Bull Run through the Siege of Petersburg.
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