| George Cadwalader | |
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George Cadwalader |
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| Born | May 16, 1806 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | February 3, 1879 (aged 72) |
| Allegiance | United States of America Union |
| Service/branch | Union Army |
| Years of service | 1846 - 1848, 1861 - 1865 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Battles/wars | American Civil War |
George Cadwalader (May 16, 1806 – February 3, 1879) was a general in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and American Civil War.
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He was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, studied law, and was admitted to the bar. He served in the Pennsylvania state militia and suppressed anti-foreign riots in Philadelphia. His father was Thomas Cadwalader (1779–1841),[1] not to be confused with his cousin Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873) who was a general from New Jersey. His mother was Mary Biddle (1781–1850), who was daughter of Clement Biddle (1740–1818) who served in the American Revolutionary War.),[2]
He was married in 1830 to Frances Butler Mease. They had one daughter, Frances who died young.
On March 3, 1847, he was appointed brigadier general and took command of a brigade of reinforcements being sent to Winfield Scott in central Mexico. His brigade was designated the 2nd Brigade in the newly formed 3rd Division under Gideon Pillow. He participated in the battles of Contreras, Churubusco, and Chapultepec. For his services at Chapultepec he as brevetted major general in the Regular army.
When the Civil War broke out, Cadwalader immediately volunteered his services to the Union cause. Due to his distinguished military experience, he was appointed major general of Pennsylvania Volunteers by Governor Andrew Curtin in April 1861.
On May 15, he was appointed military commander in Maryland, where Union communications were threatened by local Confederate sympathizers. On May 25, he ordered the arrest of John Merryman, who had been recruiting soldiers for the Confederate army. When Chief Justice Taney issued a writ of habeas corpus for Merryman, Cadwalader ignored him, stating that he was authorized by the President to suspend habeas corpus. This dispute resulted in the important case of Ex parte Merryman.
Cadwalader later took command of the 1st Division in Robert Patterson's Army of the Shenandoah.
On May 25, 1862, he was commissioned major general of volunteers in the U.S. Army.
Cadwalader later commanded the post at Corinth, Mississippi. 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 April 1865, General Cadwalader helped found the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, a major fraternal organization for former Union army and navy officers. He served as Commander-in-Chief of the Loyal Legion until his death.
He died in Philadelphia on February 3, 1879.
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John Cadwalader (1677–1734) |
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Thomas Cadwalader (1708–1779) |
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| Edward Lloyd (1744–1796) |
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Elizabeth Lloyd (1742-1776) |
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John Cadwalader (1742–1786) |
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Williamina Bond (1753–1837) |
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Lambert Cadwalader (1742–1823) |
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Mary McCall (1764–1848) |
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| Archibald McCall (1767–1843) |
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Elizabeth Cadwalader (1774–1824) |
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Samuel Ringgold (1770–1829) |
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Maria Cadwalader (1776-1811) |
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Thomas Cadwalader (1779–1841) |
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Thomas McCall Cadwalader (1795–1873) |
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Maria Charlotte Gouverneur (1801–1867) |
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George Archibald McCall (1802–1868) |
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Samuel Ringgold (1796–1846) |
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Cadwalader Ringgold (1802–1867) |
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John Cadwalader (1805–1879) |
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George Cadwalader (1806–1879) |
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John Lambert Cadwalader (1836–1914) |
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George Frederic Jones (1821–1882) |
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Lucretia Stevens Rhinelander (1824–1901) |
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William Henry Rawle (1823–1889) |
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Mary Binney Cadwalader (1829–1861) |
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Edith (Jones) Wharton (1862–1937) |
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Frederick Rhinelander Jones (1846–1918) |
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Mary Cadwalader Rawle (1850–1923) |
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Beatrix Farrand (1872–1959) |
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