Charles McCawley
January 29, 1827(1827-01-29) – October 13, 1891 (aged 64)
8th Commandant of the Marine Corps (1875-1891)
Place of birth	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of death	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1847-1891
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	Commandant of the Marine Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican-American War Battle of Chapultepec Civil War Fort Wagner

Charles Grymes McCawley (29 January 1827 – 13 October 1891) was the eighth Commandant of the Marine Corps. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the See also Colonel In the United States Army, the United States Marine Corps and the United States Air Force, colonel The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff The Battle of Chapultepec (September 1847 was a US victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South Fort Wagner (also called Battery Wagner) was a Fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina, that covered the southern approach to Charleston Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

McCawley served as an officer in the United States Marine Corps during the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War. Causes of the war See also Origins of the American Civil War, Timeline of events leading to the American Civil War The coexistence of a slave-owning South He served after the Civil War as the Marines' senior officer, colonel commandant. The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Born at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, McCawley was appointed a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 3 March 1847. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common He took part in the Battle of Chapultepec and the capture of Mexico City during the Mexican-American War. The Battle of Chapultepec (September 1847 was a US victory over Mexican forces holding Chapultepec Castle west of Mexico City during the Mexican-American Mexico City (in Spanish: Ciudad de México, México DF, México or simply Méjico) is the Capital city of Mexico (It is this battle which is commemorated in the Marine Hymn's words, "From the Halls of Montezuma. The " Marines' Hymn " is the official Hymn of the United States Marine Corps. . . . ")

He was brevetted first lieutenant September 13, 1847, for gallantry in those actions. Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Year 1847 ( MDCCCXLVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In the Civil War, he aided in the capture of Port Royal, South Carolina, November 7, 1861 and led a detachment of 200 Marines to reoccupy the Norfolk Navy Yard, May 1862. Port Royal is a town in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY is a U He subsequently commanded Marine detachments during operations in Charleston Harbor against Forts Wagner, Gregg, and Sumter. The Charleston Harbor is an Inlet (8 sq mi/207 km² of the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston South Carolina. Fort Wagner (also called Battery Wagner) was a Fortification on Morris Island, South Carolina, that covered the southern approach to Charleston Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter For gallant and meritorious conduct during the boat attack on Fort Sumter, September 8, 1863, he was brevetted major. Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In 1876, he was appointed colonel commandant, the highest post in the Marine Corps, and served in that position until he retired in 1891. The Commandant of the Marine Corps ( CMC) is the highest ranking officer in the United States Marine Corps and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colonel McCawley died at Philadelphia, October 13, 1891. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Two ships in the United States Navy have been named USS McCawley  in his honor. USS McCawley may refer to, a Clemson -class destroyer commissioned in 1919 and decommissioned in 1930

References

• USMC History & Museums Division biography
• This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships ( DANFS for short is the primary reference work for the basic facts about every Ship ever used

Preceded by BGen Jacob Zeilin

Commandant of the United States Marine Corps 1876–1891

Succeeded by MajGen Charles Heywood

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