# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-h-wilson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T23:48:05.272Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-h-wilson"
name: "James H. Wilson"
slug: "james-h-wilson"
description: "James Harrison Wilson was an American military officer, topographic engineer and a Major General in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He initially served as an aide to Major General George B. McClellan during the Maryland Campaign before joining Major General Ulysses S. Grant's army in the Western Theater, where he was promoted to brigadier general. In 1864, he transferred from engineering to the cavalry, where he displayed notable leadership in many engagements of the Overland Campaign. However, his attempt to destroy Lee's supply lines failed when he was routed by a much smaller force of Confederate irregulars."
tagline: "American Civil War Union major general (1837-1925)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/James_Wilson_(soldier).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1837-09-02"
deathDate: "1925-02-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           9.372681333333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     54.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "James H. Wilson"
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    title: "James Harrison Wilson"
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  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_H._Wilson"
    title: "James H. Wilson"
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  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wilson_(genera%C5%82)"
    title: "James Wilson (generał)"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump