Maj. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox
Born: May 20, 1824
Wayne County, North Carolina
Died: December 2, 1890
Washington, D.C.
1846: West Point Graduate
1846: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant
September 13, 1847: Brevet 1st Lieutenant
August 24, 1851: 1st Lieutenant
December 20, 1860: Captain
July 9, 1861: Colonel, CSA
October 20, 1861: Brigadier General
August, 3, 1863: Major General
Maj. Gen. Cadmus Wilcox
July 9, 1861: Regiment joined Army of the Shenandoah
July 21, 1861: Battle of Bull Run
October 21, 1861: Promoted to Brigadier General
May 5, 1861: Battle of Williamsburg
May 31 - June 1, 1862: Battle of Seven Pines
June 27-28, 1862: Battle of Gaines Mill
June 30, 1862: Battle of Glendale
The loss in Wilcox's brigade was heavier in the Seven Days battle then any other brigade in Longstreet's division. Wilcox had six bullets pierce his clothing, but remained unharmed
August 29-30, 1862: 2nd Bull Run
May 1-4, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville
May3-4, 1863: Battle of Salem Church
July 1-3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg
August 3, 1863: Promoted to Major General
May 4 - June 24, 1864: Overland Campaign
June 9 - March 25, 1865: Siege of Petersburg
March 29 - April 9, 1865: Appomattox Campaign
1886: President Campaign appointed Wilcox as Chief of Railroad Division at Washington, D.C.
1846: West Point Graduate - 54th out of 59
1846: Brevet 2nd Lieutenant in 4th U.S. Infantry
1847: Joined the 4th U.S. Infantry in Monterrey Mexico
Appointed aide to Maj. Gen. A. Quitman
March 9-29, 1847: Siege of Vera Cruz
April 18, 1847: Battle of Cerro Gordo
September 13, 1847: Battle of Chapultepec
September 13-14, 1847: Battle for Mexico City
September 13, 1847: Received Brevet promotion to 1st Lieutenant
August 24, 1851: Promoted to 1st Lieutenant
Autumn 1852 till Summer 1857: Assistant Instructor of Military Tactics
Due to ill health, went to Europe on a 12 month furlough
On returning to West Point, published a manuel on rifles and rifled firing
1860: New Mexico Territory
December 20, 1860: Promoted to Captain
June 8, 1861: Resigned his commission after learning Tennessee had seceded from the Union
June 1861: Commissioned a Captain of Artillery on March 16
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary New York: David McKay, 1967. p 918-919
Cadmus M. Wilcox. 26 October 2022. web. 20 January 2023
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Gray Lives of the Confederate Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1992. p 337-338