b. 1841 Baltimore, Maryland. d. 06/07/1907 Baltimore, Maryland.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/02/1865 Hatcher’s Farm, Virginia.
Born in 1841 in Baltimore, Maryland, Cadwallader was living in Frederick, Maryland when he enlisted in the Army in May 1861. He served as a corporal in Company H of the 1st Regiment Maryland Volunteer Infantry. During the Battle of Hatcher’s Run in Virginia on February 6, 1865, Cadwallader “[g]allantly planted the colors on the enemy’s works in advance of the arrival of his regiment.” For this action, he was issued the Medal of Honor several decades later, on January 5, 1897.
Cadwallader reached the rank of sergeant before leaving the army in July 1865.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantly planted the colors on the enemy’s works in advance of the arrival of his regiment.
BURIAL LOCATION: LOUDON PARK CEMETERY, BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.
SECTION YY, LOT 1006-1007
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
