Major General James S. Wadsworth

James Samuel Wadsworth (October 30, 1807 – May 8, 1864) was a philanthropist and a Union general in the American Civil War. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1807 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The Union Army refers to the United States Army during the American Civil War. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the United States – forces coming mostly from the 23 northern states of the Union – and the newly-formed Confederate States of America, which consisted of 11 southern states that had declared their secession. ...

Born in Geneseo, New York to wealthy parents, he attended both Harvard University and Yale University and spent the majority of his life managing his family's estate. Despite his complete lack of military experience, at the outbreak of the Civil War he was a commissioned a major general of the New York state militia. Geneseo is the name of a town and village in the U.S. state of New York: Geneseo (town), New York Geneseo (village), New York This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ... This article is about the institution of higher learning in the United States. ... A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. ...

Wadsworth served as aide-de-camp to Maj. Gen. Irvin McDowell at the First Battle of Bull Run. In 1862 he was a candidate for governor of New York. In the Army of the Potomac, he served as a division commander (1st Division, I Corps) in the Battle of Chancellorsville and the Battle of Gettysburg. As 4th Division commander of the V Corps at the Battle of the Wilderness, he was wounded in the head on May 6, 1864, and captured by Confederate forces. General Irvin McDowell Irvin McDowell (October 15, 1818 – May 4, 1885) was an American military officer, famous for his participation in the American Civil War. ... The First Battle of Bull Run, referred to as the First Battle of Manassas in the South, (July 21, 1861), was the first major land battle of the American Civil War. ... 1862 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Generals Burnside, Hancock, Couch, Ferro, Patrick, Wilcox, Cochrane, Buford and others. ... I Corps (First Corps) was the designation of four different corps_sized units in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ... The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War in 1863. ... The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1–3, 1863), fought in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign, was possibilly the largest battle ever conducted in North America, and is generally considered to be the turning point of the American Civil War. ... The V Corps (Fifth Corps) was a unit of the Union Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War. ... This article is about the Battle of the Wilderness in the American Civil War. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... For other meanings of confederate and confederacy, see confederacy (disambiguation) National Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God our Vindicator) Official language English de facto nationwide Various European and Native American languages regionally Capital Montgomery, Alabama February 4, 1861–May 29, 1861 Richmond, Virginia May 29, 1861–April 9, 1865 Largest...

Wadsworth died two days later in a Confederate field hospital. He is buried in the Temple Hill Cemetery in Geneseo, New York.