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George Meade, The Life and Letters of George Gordon Meade, Major-General United States Army (ed. George Gordon Meade) | 6 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 3 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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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.