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John Smith Cavender

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John Smith Cavender

Birth
Franklin, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
23 Feb 1886 (aged 61)
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial
Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Plot
Block 112, Lot 7
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Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as a Captain in the 1st Missouri (Union) Volunteer Infantry, then as Major, and commander of the 1st Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery, before finally as Colonel and commander of the 29th Missouri (Union) Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at Donelson and Shiloh".
Civil War Union Brevet Brigadier General. He served during the Civil War first as a Captain in the 1st Missouri (Union) Volunteer Infantry, then as Major, and commander of the 1st Missouri Volunteer Light Artillery, before finally as Colonel and commander of the 29th Missouri (Union) Volunteer Infantry. He was brevetted Brigadier General, US Volunteers on March 13, 1865 for "gallant and meritorious services at Donelson and Shiloh".

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  • Added: Jan 3, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19342/john_smith-cavender: accessed ), memorial page for John Smith Cavender (11 Mar 1824–23 Feb 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19342, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.