Cadmus Wilcox

Cadmus Marcellus Wilcox (May 20, 1824 – December 2, 1890) was an American career officer and tactical instructor. He served in the United States Army during the Mexican War, and the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War, rising to the rank of major general. From 1886 until his death, Wilcox was a railroad division chief of the national Land Office.

Cadmus Wilcox in The Guns of the South
Cadmus Wilcox commanded a division of the Army of Northern Virginia at the Battle of the Wilderness.