Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox | |
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Nickname(s) | Billy Fixin' |
Born | Wayne County, North Carolina, U.S. | May 20, 1824
Died | December 2, 1890 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 66)
Place of burial | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
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Years of service | 1846–1861 (USA) 1861–1865 (CSA) |
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Commands | 9th Alabama Infantry Regiment Wilcox's Brigade Wilcox's Division |
Battles / wars | Mexican–American War American Civil War |
Relations | John A. Wilcox (brother) |
Other work | author |
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Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox (May 20, 1824 – December 2, 1890) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War and also was a Confederate general during the American Civil War.