Talk:John Moulder Wilson

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The US Army Corps of Engineers list his place of birth as Wahington, DC. Source: http://www.hq.usace.army.mil/history/coe2.htm#22

Other sources list Olympia, Washington:

http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/mohS_westpoint/page_04.html

Given he also died in Washington D.C., I suspect Olympia was his real birthplace. I changed the article to reflect Olympia as thr place of birth.

Econrad 15:14, 28 May 2005 (UTC)

The army also lists Washington as his place of birth. Also says "Entered service at: Washington Territory."

Source: http://www.army.mil/cmh/mohciv2.htm

Econrad 01:18, 29 May 2005 (UTC)


 * His West Point records also list Washington, D.C. as his place of birth. I have changed the article back to reflect this.  See http://digital-library.usma.edu/libmedia/archives/cullum/VOL2_PART0005.PDF (page 51).  However, it also shows that he was appointed to the Academy from Washington.  Perhaps he moved there later?  FWIW, according to its Wikipedia article Olympia wasn't incorporated until the 1850's and was founded in the 1840's, after Wilson was born... - Ejosse1 (talk) 17:05, 31 December 2008 (UTC)

Picture of John M. Wilson
I think the smaller picture on this page is of Lt. James E. Wilson not John M. Wilson (see the file name) and the original LOC caption. 65.40.155.250 (talk) 21:16, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * To my eyes, the detail file from the larger photo is unquestionably John Moulder Wilson. I see nothing in the file name or the LOC info to agree with your assertion. BusterD (talk) 21:54, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * I'm talking about the smaller picture File:Wilson 1LT James M - Batteries B & L 2nd US Artillery - June 1862.jpg Original Caption:Photograph from the main eastern theater of war, the Peninsular Campaign, May-August 1862. Standing, left to right: Lt. Edmund Pendleton, PLt. Alex C. M. Pennington, Capt. Henry Benson, Capt, H. M. Gibson, Lt. James E. Wilson, Capt. John C. Tidball, Lt. William N. Dennison. Seated, left to right: Capt. Horatio Gibson, Lt. Peter C. Hains, Lt. Col. William Hays, Capt. James M. Robertson, Lt. J. W. Barlow. Seated on the ground, left to right: Lt. Robert H. Chapin, Lt. Robert Clarke, A.C. Vincent. 65.40.155.250 (talk) 22:11, 10 February 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. I didn't see the caption you quoted. I believe that the caption quoted is in error; the Wilson referred to is the subject here, and not another James E. Wilson. I may be wrong. The photographs of Wilson on this article are unmistakably the same individual, IMHO. I claim as support the Wikipedia article on the U.S. Horse Artillery Brigade, not a reliable source, I'll grant, but itself well-sourced (yet uncited). The article lists officers to the battery level and only one Wilson appears during the Peninsula Campaign period, the subject. Another Wilson does appear during the Gettysburg campaign (a J. Wade Wilson), but the Gibson photos are from 1862. The nose, the eyebrows, the crease between the brows? Unmistakably the same fellow, by my viewing. BusterD (talk) 02:56, 11 February 2013 (UTC)
 * According to the Annual Reunion of Graduates of the USMA, there was a James Eveleth Wilson who served in the Second Artillery during the ACW, but didn't transfer from the Fifth until October 1862. The OR also lists a James Edward Wilson, a sergeant in Co. A, US Corps of Engineers (himself a capable battery commander, but in Florida during the Seven Days). (OR, Series I, Vol. 6, pp 146, 160). BusterD (talk) 03:13, 11 February 2013 (UTC)

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