Abel G. Cadwallader (1841 – July 6, 1907) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the

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. Born in 1841 in

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, 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

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. During the

in Virginia on February 6, 1865, Cadwallader " llantly 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

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before leaving the army in July 1865. He died on July 6, 1907, and was buried at

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in Baltimore.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cadwallader, Abel G. 1841 births 1907 deaths Military personnel from Baltimore People of Maryland in the American Civil War Union Army soldiers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor