# James H. Wilson — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant character guide

> James H. Wilson in Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Wilson, General Wilson, General J. H. Wilson, Colonel J. H. Wilson

**First appearance:** 0003-i

## Who they are

Union cavalry general who led raids in Alabama.

## In the story

### [Capture of Port Gibson — Grierson's Raid — Occupation of Grand Gulf — Movement Up the Big Black — Battle of Raymond](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xxxiv)

Plans and supervises the construction of the raft-bridge across the South Fork of the Bayou Pierre.

### [The Relief of Knoxville](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/xlv)

Colonel Wilson is sent by Grant into Knoxville to deliver a message to Burnside and coordinate the relief effort.

### [Movement by the Left Flank—Battle of North Anna—An Incident of the March—Moving on Richmond—South of the Pamunkey—Position of the National Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/liv)

Commands a cavalry division; conducts the feint on Lee's left flank.

### [LXIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_memoirs_of_ulysses_s_grant_se/chapters/lxix)

Leads an expedition from Eastport, Mississippi; captures Jefferson Davis.

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