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Birth
Kilpatrick was born in New Jersey. -
Civil War starts
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military career
He began his military career after graduating from the United States Military Academy in 1861. -
Marriage
He married Alice Nailery. -
5th New York Infantry
On May 9, 1861, he became 5th New York Infantry. This was after he had served a short term of being a commissioned second lieutenant. -
1st wounded
On June 10, 1861, he was the first officer of the union army to get wounded in the war. This happened at the Battle of Big Bethel. -
lieutenant colonel of the 2nd New York cavalry
In September of 1861 he became lieutenant colonel of the 2nd New York cavalry. -
jail
He was put in jail in 1862 under suspicion that he had sold confiscated Confederate livestock and provision for personal gain. -
staff officer
while the war was not very active, he served as a staff officer. -
leadership of cavalry corps
In February of 1863, Hooker created a cavalry corps and Kilpatrick won leadership of it. -
general
On June 14, 1863, Kilpatrick was given the task of a brigadier general. -
nickname
In July of 1863, he earned the nicknames "Kill Cavalry" and "little kill." -
death of a lovely woman
In November of 1863 his young wife died. -
son's death
In January of 1864 his infant son died. -
plan fails
In February of 1864 the plan to free federal POWs in Richmond failed. -
Battle of Atlanta
July 22, 1864, the battle of Atlanta took place. -
Kilpatrick's raid
Kilpatrick’s raid in atlanta wain on August 18-22, 1864.The force of 4,500 men went around atlanta tearing up railroad tracks as they fought the way around west to east in little towns below Atlanta. -
Stoneman's raid
a major engagement of the Union Cavalry in the east -
civil war comes to an end
April 9, 1865, the civil war ended. -
death.
