John Caldwell Tidball | |
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| 3rd Commander of the Department of Alaska | |
| In office September 23, 1870 – September 19, 1871 | |
| President | Ulysses S. Grant |
| Preceded by | George K. Brady |
| Succeeded by | Harvey A. Allen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 25, 1825 near Wheeling, Virginia (present-day West Virginia) |
| Died | May 17, 1906 (aged 81) Montclair, New Jersey |
| Resting place | West Point Cemetery West Point, New York. US |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States ArmyUnion Army |
| Years of service | 1848–1889 |
| Rank |  Colonel Brevet Major General, U.S. Volunteers |
| Unit | 2nd U.S. Artillery 4th New York Heavy Artillery 3rd U.S. Artillery 1st U.S. Artillery |
| Battles/wars | |
John Caldwell Tidball (January 25, 1825 – May 15, 1906) was a career United States Army artillery officer who served in the United States Horse Artillery Brigade in the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. After the war, he served as the Commander of the Department of Alaska, the military governor of the region.[1]
- ^ Grandstaff, Mark R. "John Caldwell Tidball." In Encyclopedia of the American Civil War: A Political, Social, and Military History, edited by David S. Heidler and Jeanne T. Heidler. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000. ISBN 978-0-393-04758-5 p. 1952. ○The encyclopedia uses the term District of Alaska but the change from Department to District occurred after Tidball's term of service.