James S. Wadsworth

James S. Wadsworth
Birth name	James Samuel Wadsworth
Born	(1807-10-30)October 30, 1807 Geneseo, New York
Died	May 8, 1864(1864-05-08) (aged 56) Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Place of burial	Temple Hill Cemetery, Geneseo, New York
Allegiance	United States of America Union
Service/branch	United States Army Union Army
Years of service	1861–1864
Rank	Brevet Major General
Battles/wars	American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Wilderness
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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.