WASHBURN, Cadwallader Colden
Affiliation:
Union
Born: April 22 1818, Livermore ME
Died: May 14 1882, Eureka Springs AR
Pre-War Profession: Lawyer, US congressman, member of
Washington peace conference.
War Service: January 1862 Col. of 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry, July 1862
appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, November 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of
Volunteers, commanded the Dept. of West Tennessee, commanded Yazoo
Pass expedition, directed a detachment of three divisions of XVI Corps during
siege and capture of Vicksburg, commanded in the Dept. of the Gulf.
Post War: US congressman, governor of Wisconsin, and organized
Washburn, Crosby and Company (now General Mills) in Minneapolis.