Timeline
Birth- Mar 20, 1777
Culpepper County, Virginia
1775 - 2099Other Service- Ages: 72 - 22 years
Conflict Period
Other Service
Service End Date
Jan 1, 1849
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
Jan 1, 1799
Served For
United States of America
1812 - 1815War of 1812
Conflict Period
War of 1812
Branch
Army
Rank
Major General
Battles
Battle of Crysler's Farm, Battle of the Thames, Siege of Fort Erie
Unit
Twenty-Fourth U.S. Infantry
Awards
Act of Congress Gold Medal
Served For
United States of America
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War
Rank
Major General
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Branch
Army
Commands held
Western Division
Served For
United States of America
Death- Jun 6, 1849-Age: 72 years
New Orleans, Louisiana
Burial
Church Street Graveyard, Mobile, Alabama
Other Facts
Full Name
Edmund Pendleton Gaines
Father
James Gaines
Notes
Other conflicts: Seminole Wars, Black Hawk War
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