George H. Cameron

George Hamilton Cameron
George H. Cameron, pictured here as a major general, in October 1918.
Born(1861-01-08)January 8, 1861
Ottawa, Illinois, United States
DiedJanuary 28, 1944(1944-01-28) (aged 83)
Staunton, Virginia, United States
Buried
Allegiance United States
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1883–1924
Rank Major General
Unit Cavalry Branch
Commands heldBig Bend District, Texas
United States Army War College
Maneuver Center, Fort Benjamin Harrison
5th Cavalry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Brigade
25th Cavalry Regiment
78th Brigade
80th Brigade
4th Division
V Corps
Camp Gordon, Georgia
United States Army Cavalry School
Battles/warsAmerican Indian Wars
Spanish–American War
World War I
AwardsBritish Order of the Bath
French Croix de Guerre
French Legion of Honor
RelationsNina Dean Tilford (1864–1960) (wife)
Douglass Tilford Cameron (1894–1918) (son)
Nina (1896–1965) (daughter)
Margaret (1898–1984) (daughter)

Major General George Hamilton Cameron (January 8, 1861 – January 28, 1944) was a United States Army officer who had a military career spanning over forty years, at the end of which he attained the rank of major general. Despite serving in numerous conflicts, perhaps his most notable service came in the final years of World War I, where he served as the first commander of the 4th Division, which he later commanded on the Western Front in mid-1918, before being promoted to the command of V Corps, which he led during the short Battle of Saint-Mihiel and then in the early stages of the Meuse–Argonne offensive, the largest battle in the U.S. Army's history, before he was suddenly relieved of his command.[1]


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