James S. Wadsworth | |
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Birth name | James Samuel Wadsworth |
Born | Geneseo, New York | October 30, 1807
Died | May 8, 1864 Spotsylvania County, Virginia | (aged 56)
Place of burial | Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York |
Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1861–1864 |
Rank | Brevet Major General |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
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James Samuel Wadsworth (October 30, 1807 – May 8, 1864) was a philanthropist, politician, and a Union general in the American Civil War. He was mortally wounded at the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864.