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Cadwalader, George 1804-1879

Military officer; born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1804; practised law there till 1846; served in the Mexican War; was present at the battles of Molino del Rey and Chapultepec; and for bravery in the latter was brevetted major-general. He resumed law practice in Philadelphia at the close of hostilities. In 1861, he was appointed major-general of Pennsylvania volunteers, and placed in command of Baltimore when a local revolt against the government was threatened, and in April, 1862, was commissioned major-general of United States volunteers. In the latter year he was made a member of a board appointed to revise the military laws and regulations of the United States. He published Services in the Mexican campaign. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., Feb. 3, 1879.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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