James S. Wadsworth

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James S. Wadsworth
Birth nameJames Samuel Wadsworth
Born(1807-10-30)October 30, 1807
Geneseo, New York
DiedMay 8, 1864(1864-05-08) (aged 56)
Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Place of burial
Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York
AllegianceUnited States of America
Union
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1861–1864
Rank Brevet Major General
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
Signature

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.

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