John C. Tidball

John Caldwell Tidball
3rd Commander of the Department of Alaska
In office
September 23, 1870 – September 19, 1871
PresidentUlysses S. Grant
Preceded byGeorge K. Brady
Succeeded byHarvey A. Allen
Personal details
Born(1825-01-25)January 25, 1825
near Wheeling, Virginia (present-day West Virginia)
DiedMay 17, 1906(1906-05-17) (aged 81)
Montclair, New Jersey
Resting placeWest Point Cemetery
West Point, New York. US
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1848–1889
Rank Colonel
Brevet Major General, U.S. Volunteers
Unit2nd 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]

  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.