The New York herald., 1862-10-16
Our Fortress Monroe Correspondence.

FORTRESS MONROE, Oct. IS, 1862.
Death Of Capt Taimadge Gen. WOODS Late ASSISTANT Quar-
temast.r-sIetch Of His Liie-Hs Remoias SEN, TO His
Nasvs Place-Fldgs Of Tucc--3ease Of Rcbcl Prison.
aRssas: aas Easaenes Of G.ns.s,s Pysa:iss. Criasn
des. b Ysdsasa ana osa:T 0S'csss, C.
Captain Gior Ta,adgo late Assistant QuareI
United States Army at this post, who reported
very i'll day or two since the public journals
brcathed bis last Saturday evening towards dark.
Capt Talmadge bad been prostratod with an attack Of
aundice, which finally turned into acute disease Of tic
liver, OF which be died
For the past two weeks deceased had been for the
greatest portion of the time unconscious know
ing his most intimate friends. All ha. medical skill
could avail done for Capt TAimsis but he disease
had shaken s frame and Constitution 20 such extent
that all tho medicines and prescriptions prove. rrutless
have been enabled to gtthcr a, following scts abou,
tho history Of tho deceased which will not prove ulln
tercsting:-
Captain Crlcr Talmadge born iu The village Of
Poughkccpsc the Hudson river, about the year 1928
and cntcrcrihe West Point Military Aclicmy ia 1sfi
on The Goth of June, 1885, hc graduated wiki hono-s,
and among his classmates we nni the Of
General BGford Adutan General Mclean and others in
the Union army. Immediately after July he received
the brovc appointment o. second lieutenant in th, First
artillery. He sent - Oregon, and only made short
stay on the frontier, the tine consumed in going end
coming occupying nearly nine months. Promotion to
second lieutenant Fourth artillery, brought him TO the
Atlantic states
While in Oregon Lieutenant 7. helped 70 establish
army post, which has been and Is still known as
Fort Vancouver. In 1919 Lieutenant nnadge was
assigned TO the ssG Of Brevet Major General chn y.
Wool, then at Troy, N. ". as aid.dc camp lie remain
cd with General Wool several years. lie next ap.
pointed-Novcmber /, l553-hrst lieutenant in the
n
Captain (now Brigadicr GencraD J. W. Phelps, and
ordered on duty Utah. While there Lieutenant Tai
madge acted most Of The time battery aud post quar-
termaser until july 1852 when he was transferred to
this post, whcrc he remained up 10 the hour of his
death When General Butler arrived here LieGten-
snt Tamadgc acted assistant adjutant general 70
him, and on the 1Th OF May 1861 evacuated bis rank
the artillery by being appointed an assistant quarter
master In the United Stetes Army.
As a companion and associate Captain Talmadgo was
genial and ycry much liked. As an officer, in tho dis
chage of his duties, he could not be exccllsd A
friend he was hearted aud generous 10 O fault
strictly honest highly honorable he made humorous
friends, OF whom large circle a this place now mourn
Captain Iamadgc, being free and easy and oylal fol-
low always found enjoyment with his brother off,
than with the gener Hence ho never was mar.
red Al his native place some OF tho late Captains rcla
ves stil reside.
Tho obse1uics were duly so'ornnzcd yesterday.
Tho OF Captain Tamadgc were encasod In mo
alc colin aud sh ped last evening, per steamer Louis
ana 10 Baltimore thence by railroad 20 Pouahseepsie.
Nearly all tho officers stationed al this place followed Tho
conn 70 the dock Captain royds company Of the Trd
New York infantry acting as guarc OF honor Tho fol-
lowing named gentemon composed the palocarers-
Colonel George II. Blake, First United states cavalry
Acting Brgadier General; Colonel N. Alvord, Third
New York infantry; Colonel d. 7. Van Burcn, Assistant
AdIutant General Seventh Army CORPS Lieutenant Colo
nc Charles W. Thomas, Assistant Quartcrmaser United
States Army; Captain G.. Soaforth stewart Engineer
corps Captain Phnnix Naval Ordnance officer; Captain
Macomb aud First Lieutenant I. q. Baylor, Army Ord
officers; Colonel Blake, Colonel Sam Boil, late of
rcnnessce friend Of deceased and Harry Marsh,
lato Of the Metropolitan Hotel, New York, cousin OF
Captain Tamsdgc accompanied tho remains 10 their last
resting place.
0f late have been doing large business in the way
Of flags or truce. On Friday the steamer John A. Warner
charge Of Major W. shenk OF tho Ono Hundred aud
Thirty nth Pennsylvania Volunteers, proceeded TO Aiken
landing after number OF released Union prisoners On
Saturday the fine North river steamer Meanora, Capt
Ranst Van Vslkenbugh. In charge OF Capt Mink Of the
Third regiment New Jersey infantry also went up the
James river carrying Colonel Shaw aud thirty Ave re-.
oased rebels belonging 10 the Eighth North re.