Charles Grymes McCawley
Charles McCawley | |
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United States of America | |
Service/ | United States Marine Corps |
Years of service | 1847–1891 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | Commandant of the Marine Corps |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War
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Relations | Charles L. McCawley (son) |
Charles Grymes McCawley (January 29, 1827 – October 13, 1891) was the eighth commandant of the Marine Corps and served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the Mexican–American War and the American Civil War.
Biography
Born at
He was
In the Civil War, he aided in the capture of
After the war, he became a First Class Companion of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States and was promoted to lieutenant colonel on December 5, 1867.
On November 1, 1876, he was appointed
He was a member of the
Colonel McCawley died at Philadelphia on October 13, 1891.
Relations
Son of Mary E. (1809–1881) and Marine captain James McCawley (1797–1839). He married his first wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Colegate (1843–1867), on March 28, 1863.[2] The oldest of two sons from this marriage, Charles L. McCawley, also received a commission in the Marine Corps and went on to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and to modify the enlisted Marines sword.
In May 1870 he married his second wife, Elise Alden Henderson, whom he met while commanding the Marine guard at the Boston Navy Yard.[3]
Namesakes
Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS McCawley in his honor.
References
- ^ a b "Our Marine Gallery; Charles Grimes McCawley, Commandant of the Corps". The Washington Critic. No. 17th Year, No. 5, 257. 15 June 1885. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "Metropolitan Wedding". Daily National Republican (Washington, D.C.). Vol. 3, no. 103. 28 March 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ^ "At The Marine Barracks. Some of the Gallant Soldiers of the Sea and Their Wives". Evening Star (Washington D.C.). Vol. 74, no. 13, 060. 22 June 1889. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps. This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- "Colonel Charles G. McCawley, USMC". Who's Who in Marine Corps History. History Division, United States Marine Corps. Archived from the original on 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- Allan Reed Millett; Jack Shulimson, eds. (2004). Commandants of the Marine Corps. ISBN 978-0-87021-012-9.