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Orleans County Monitor
Barton, Orleans County, Vermont
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Letter to editor notes only two living Civil War major-generals: Dan Sickles and John C. Caldwell, born in Lowell, Orleans County, in 1832. Details Caldwell's ancestry, military service, and post-war career, including consul roles and Kansas positions.
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Mr. Editor:
During the war of the rebellion, President Lincoln appointed 131 major-generals. Of all that number but two are now living—Major-General Dan Sickles of New York and Major-General John C. Caldwell of Topeka, Kansas. This together with enclosed articles from the Topeka Daily Capital may be of interest to the readers of the Monitor from the fact that General Caldwell was born in Orleans county in the town of Lowell in 1832 and there passed the early years of his boyhood.
He was a son of George Caldwell, and a grandson of Major William Caldwell, honorable mention of whom was made in the last issue of the Monitor in connection with the history of Orleans county that you are now publishing.
The article above mentioned speaks of him as the only major-general now living. This is a mistake as General Sickles is still on 'terra firma.' I am well acquainted with General Caldwell. He is quite hale and hearty and on next memorial day, May 30, he is to deliver the address here.
F. M. Kimball.
Topeka, Kansas.
Following is the article referred to above as it appeared in a Topeka, Kansas paper.
"General John Curtis Caldwell, 120 Fillmore street, is the only surviving major-general of the Civil war. As a brigadier-general he commanded the first division of the second army corps of the army of the Potomac, under the"
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service and held many honorable offices.
Following his honorable discharge from
the army, he was made president of
the Military Commission of the United
States at Washington. In 1866 he was
admitted to the Maine bar, and in the
following two years was state senator
and adjutant-general. In 1869-70 he
was consul to Chile, and from 1874 to
1881, he was resident minister and
charge d'affaires to Uruguay and
Paraguay.
"In 1883 General Caldwell removed
to Kansas and threw himself into
the affairs of the new state. He was
made chairman of the state board of
pardons, and held this office for eight
years.
During these years he was
actively engaged in the work of the
Republican party and spoke for it in
every county of the state. July 12,
1897, he was sent to San Jose, Costa
Rica, as consul."
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Lowell, Orleans County; Topeka, Kansas; New York
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1832 1897
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John C. Caldwell, born 1832 in Lowell, Orleans County, son of George and grandson of Major William Caldwell, served as major-general in Civil War, commanded division in Army of the Potomac; post-war: president of Military Commission, Maine bar, senator, adjutant-general, consul to Chile, minister to Uruguay and Paraguay, moved to Kansas 1883, chairman of pardons board, Republican speaker, consul to Costa Rica 1897. Only two living major-generals: Caldwell and Sickles.