George Cadwalader was a general in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War and American Civil War.
George Cadwalader
Portrait of Cadwalader by Thomas Eakins
Philadelphia nativist riots
The Philadelphia nativist riots were a series of riots that took place on May 6—8 and July 6—7, 1844, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States and the adjacent districts of Kensington and Southwark. The riots were a result of rising anti-Catholic sentiment at the growing population of Irish Catholic immigrants. The government brought in over a thousand militia—they confronted the nativist mobs and killed or wounded hundreds of anti-Catholic rioters.
State militia (left) firing at nativist rioters July 7, 1844, in Southwark
George Shifler
St. Augustine's Church on fire
Governor David R. Porter allowed St. Philip Neri's church to create an arsenal.