Abel G. Cadwallader (1841 – July 6, 1907) was a Union Army soldier in the

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who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the

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, for his actions at the

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. Born in 1841 in

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, Cadwallader was living in

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when he enlisted in the Army in May 1861. He served as a

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in Company H of the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment. 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 Loudon Park Cemetery in Baltimore.

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