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George Cadwalader (May 16, 1806 — February 3, 1879) was a general in the United States Army
United States Army

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 during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
American Civil War

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est Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

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 born and raised , Cadwalader studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Pennsylvania state militia
Militia

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 and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia.

arch 3, 1847, he was appointed brigadier general
Brigadier general (United States)

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 and took command of a brigade
Brigade

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 of reinforcements being sent to Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful List of United States Presidential candidates of the Whig Party in 1852. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and many historians rate him the ablest America...
 in central Mexico
Mexico

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George Cadwalader (May 16, 1806 — February 3, 1879) was a general in the United States Army
United States Army

The United States Army is the branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for Army operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S....
 during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War
American Civil War

The American Civil War , also known as the War Between the States and several Naming the American Civil War, was a civil war in the United States....
.

Biography

In west Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 born and raised , Cadwalader studied law and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Pennsylvania state militia
Militia

The term militia is commonly used today to refer to a military force composed of ordinary citizens to provide defense, emergency law enforcement, or paramilitary service, in times of emergency without being paid a regular salary or committed to a fixed term of service....
 and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia.

Mexican-American War

On March 3, 1847, he was appointed brigadier general
Brigadier general (United States)

A brigadier general in the United States Army, United States Air Force, and United States Marine Corps, is a 1 star rank general officer, with the U.S....
 and took command of a brigade
Brigade

A brigade is a military unit that is typically composed of two to five regiments or battalions, depending on the era and nationality of a given army....
 of reinforcements being sent to Winfield Scott
Winfield Scott

Winfield Scott was a United States Army general, and unsuccessful List of United States Presidential candidates of the Whig Party in 1852. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and many historians rate him the ablest America...
 in central Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
. His brigade was designated the 2nd Brigade in the newly formed 3rd Division under Gideon Pillow. He participated in the battles of Contreras
Battle of Contreras

The Battle of Contreras, also known as the Battle of Padierna, took place during the August 19–20, 1847, in the final encounters of the Mexican-American War....
, Churubusco
Battle of Churubusco

The Battles of Churubusco took place on August 20, 1847, in the immediate aftermath of the Battle of Contreras during the Mexican-American War. The defeat of the Mexican army at Churubusco left the United States Army only 5 miles away from Mexico City....
, and Chapultepec
Battle of Chapultepec

The Battle of Chapultepec was a U.S. victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War....
. For his services at Chapultepec he was brevetted major general
Major general (United States)

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 in the regular army
Regular Army

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Civil War

In April 1861, he received a commission as a major general
Major general (United States)

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 of Pennsylvania Volunteers and took command of the 1st Division in Robert Patterson
Robert Patterson

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's Army of the Shenandoah
Army of the Shenandoah

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. Patterson's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley
Shenandoah Valley

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 amounted to very little, and Cadwalader was appointed major general of volunteers and placed in command of the post at Corinth, Mississippi
Corinth, Mississippi

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. He returned to Pennsylvania and commanded the post at Philadelphia and successively the District of Philadelphia, the District of the Brandywine, and the District of the Susquehanna before resigning in July 1865. He spent the remainder of his life in Philadelphia.

  • In some sources, his name appears mistakenly as Cadwallader.


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