General Cadmus Wilcox, C.S.A.

(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated form West Point; 1846; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a colonel in the 9th Alabama Infantry in July 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in October 1861 and major general in August 1863. Major...

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Main Author:	Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6339

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spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures General Cadmus Wilcox, C.S.A. Anthony, E. & H.T., New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Wilcox, Cadmus M. (Cadmus Marcellus), 1824-1890; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--North Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated form West Point; 1846; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a colonel in the 9th Alabama Infantry in July 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in October 1861 and major general in August 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days', Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Appomattox. After the war, Wilcox lived in Washington, D.C., where he wrote on military tactics and worked for the government. He died in Washington in December 1890 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.
spelling	Q0000000047Q47General Cadmus Wilcox, C.S.A.(Uniform indicates rank of brigadier general.) Graduated form West Point; 1846; Mexican War veteran. Resigned his U.S. Army commission and was commissioned as a colonel in the 9th Alabama Infantry in July 1861. Promoted to brigadier general in October 1861 and major general in August 1863. Major campaigns and battles include Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Seven Days', Second Manassas, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Petersburg, and Appomattox. After the war, Wilcox lived in Washington, D.C., where he wrote on military tactics and worked for the government. He died in Washington in December 1890 and is buried there. Sources: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988. Davis, William C., ed. The Confederate General. Vol. 6. National Historical Society, 1991.1861-1863 circa1860-1869Anthony, E. & H.T., New YorkWilcox, Cadmus M. (Cadmus Marcellus), 1824-1890; Soldiers--Confederate States of America--North Carolina; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #034v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00096http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6339
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General Cadmus Wilcox, C.S.A.

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