Cadwallader Colden Washburn
Born: April 22, 1818
Birthplace: Livermore, Massachusetts (Maine)
Father: Israel Washburn 1784 – 1876
(Buried: Waters Hill Cemetery, Livermore, Maine)
Mother: Martha “Patty” Benjamin 1792 – 1861
(Buried: Waters Hill Cemetery, Livermore, Maine)
Wife: Jeanette Garr 1819 – 1909
(Buried: Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wisconsin)
Children:
Jeanette Garr Washburn Kelsey 1850 – 1931
(Buried: Center Cemetery, Shirley, Massachusetts)
Frances “Fanny” Washburn 1852 –
Occupation before War:
1838 – 1839: School Teacher in Wiscasset, Maine
School Teacher and Store Clerk in Davenport, Iowa Territory
Attorney in Mineral Point, Wisconsin Territory
Half Owner of Wisconsin Mining Company
Helped Establish Washburn and Woodman Mineral Point Bank
Builder of a Saw mill on the Chippewa River
1855 – 1861: United States Congressman from Wisconsin
Civil War Career:
1861: Delegate to Washington, D.C. Peace Conference
1862: Colonel of 2nd Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment
1862: Brigadier general of Union Army, Volunteers
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Cavalry Commander during the Vicksburg Campaign
1863: Served in the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1863: Division Commander during expedition against Fort Esperanza
Served in Administrative roles in Mississippi and Tennessee
1865: Mustered out of the Union Army on May 25th
Occupation after War:
1866: Builder of Washburn “B” Flour Mill
1867 – 1871: United States Congressman from Wisconsin
1871: Formed La Crosse Lumber Company
1872 – 1874: Governor of Wisconsin
1877: Helped form the Washburn – Crosby Company
1880 – 1882: Suffered from Effects of Stroke and Bright’s Disease
1881: Donated the Edgewood Villa to Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters
Died: May 14, 1882
Place of Death: Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Cause of Death: Apoplexy and Apoplectic Seizure Effects
Age at time of Death: 64 years old
Burial Place: Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, Wisconsin
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