Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography/Waite, Carlos Adolphus

WAITE, Carlos Adolphus, soldier, b. in 1800; d. in Plattsburg, N. Y., 7 May, 1866. He entered the U. S. army as 3d lieutenant of infantry, 28 Jan., 1820, became 1st lieutenant, 1 May, 1828, and captain, 3 July, 1836. From 7 July, 1838, till 8 May, 1845, he was captain and assistant quarter-master. He was appointed major of the 8th infantry, 16 Feb., 1847, and served in the Mexican war, receiving the brevets of lieutenant-colonel, 20 Aug., 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at Contreras and Churubusco, and colonel, 8 Sept., 1847, for gallant and meritorious conduct at Molino del Rey, where he was severely wounded. He was made lieutenant-colonel of the 5th infantry on 10 Nov., 1851, and colonel of the 15th infantry on 5 June, 1860. In 1864 he was placed on the retired list, owing to impaired health, and he resided in Plattsburg until his death. He was brevetted brigadier-general of volunteers on 13 March, 1865, for long and faithful service in the army.