The New York herald., 1863-11-03
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ske,eh or oemeraI Blenker.

found himself nothing better than working jeweler,
with little money and the world before him. Instead of
following his trade joined The thssy five hundred that
enlisted 70 support Prince Otho, of Bavaria, In The as
sumption OF The kingdom of Greece 0tho, accompanied
BY this force embarked January a, 1885, landed
at Napoh February In the Bavaran legion the sub
,ect Of sketch ysass Of hard and almost
tuual service From private hs became sergeant and
when the legion was disbanded in 1887 he received
brevet rank Of lieutenant With this rank be returned
homo 10 Worms, whence hs went 70 Munich 70 attend
medical lectures. withthe view o. becoming professor
Of medicine Subsequently hs changed his mind and ~
engaged u commercial pursuits, and returned 70
worms, whore h was nA,rtsd, aad sssabihsd Ainssf
in ths wins tssA& - vas thus snpssysa vhSlths Ru
rspsan osnvulaioa brees ess y lsAA ~
Nm sAvAasAx sxvoxpnpn.
LsassaAas DasnAss w. Ssxa appsnesa - esnnasdsv
Of ths Nasseaa, Guard - wsre, sna sse vsy astsst
part during The Revolutionary atrusg jeini46 s popu
lar army 4 tie head q oonsidssabs fsce bn No 1oA
Of May, 184s hs dseated corps Of the Badln sny and
c.fs .0S = No m sau
force Of Prussians After this victory he took oomasd
the Csc:s Baden in support q
forces occupied Muhlbourg and Kneiingsn but after
severe struggle be was compelled 20 give up these
and was succeeded By sige under whom Blsnsr sssys
for some little time. Tho revolutionary novsmmt3
which @ Country Ss was ordered e to leave i in sspss
ls4s and, embarking At HAvre, he in due time hnas
Bp ARRIVAL IN zs UNITED srAns-coLosEl.
On arriving IN the United States he commenced the life
O. farmer BY purchasing some land for that purpose n
prosperous one and he gave up 10 settle upon busi
ness pursuit ~ this y being 20 employed whsn en- the re-
teers he at set about raising two years regiment
the Eighth New York vounteers-and was commissioned
stropglef the State on May a. and arrived in washing
ton on Juno 4. After being encampsd for time
into brigade, OF which Colonel Blenker was appointed
commander. The brigade WAS then attached 70 McDow-
ells army as portion OF Colonel Niles Fifth division.
RUN-DvIs1oN COMMANDER THE ARMY P0ToMAC.
During the battle OF Bull Run, July 2l, 1851, Colonel
the
In good order his forces stretchng far the
road-a frm unswerviug line Of men" In this position
midnight fell back steadily to the deences OF Washing
ton. For these services he was promoted 70 brigader
August 1901, and was soou after placed in command Of
when the Army Of the Potomac was oreanized into
formed Into one division Of three brigades under the
command Q( General Bienker, and formed the Second
SUMNER detached M the Army Of
the Potomac and placed under General Fremont in the
Mountain Depsrmsns FOR some time, nSwever @ % Scsso
rated In The troops advancing the mountains from
Western Virginia General Benkcr participated in the
battle OF Cross Keys Juno g. 1882 but shortly after
relieved from the command q the division and was sue
ceeded by General Sigei General Bsenker then
after which he LEFT the army, and honorably dis
charged and mustered out Of service March 1853.
Since that date General Benker has remained In private
life
sketch or Colonel Charles n. Ellet.
Colonel Charles Eiet, the commander Of the infantry
forces belonging the Missssippi Marine Brigade, and
whose death took place suddenly at Bunker Hi ILL.,.
the Goth ult, born in Philadelphia, about The year
1840 and the Of the noted engineer, the late
Colonel Ess, the originator Of the famous feet In
his early youth the subject Of sketch studied edi
cine profession; but while q medical cadet, he,
Whenthe broke out preferred to follow the for
tunes Of his father, and became q lieutenant in the
force Of which his father colonel and his uncle
lieutenant colonel After the death or his father, in
1862, he assumed command Of one or the vessels
Of the feet, bis uncle having been promoted 70
colonel and he TO the thus made vacant lieutenant colo
neIcy. The uncle was shortly after promoted 70 bs
brigader general, and young Elet thus became the
colonel and commander Of the feet proper He then
made his headquarters the Queen Of the wsst-shs
Same his father had chosen for the ike purpose-And
with this vessel made some very daring expeditions. He
succeeded In running the rebel batteries at vicksburg
and vas FOR some time engaged 10 cruising about between
which he reached and ascendsd tho Following Friday
steamer Era No. g. and ser pursuing the river for some
time with success the Queen driven by the pilot VINO
rebel into such position that she nred into
from the fort and 30 injured that she fell into the rebel
hands. Colonel Elet succeeded, however, in making his
stream until be reached the De Soto when hs was picked
when the Mississippi Marine Brigade was organized,
under General Eliot he Coonels unce), the subject Of
our sketch was the colonel commanding all the
infantry forces attached 70 = the ram feet being turned
was engaged in several most important operations along
the Mississippi river, among others the Kidding
The the gu susriils bands TIA. infested H. -I Bur,ns
the latter end Of May 1885, the forces landed = the
OF the brigade were nrsd upon from tne houses Of that
place sooo after landing Alter the dsposs d rebel
structiou Of the town which was soon accomplished and
the rebel haunt broken up.
purin1 the Operations Of Cen Grant a. vick,burs Colo
In keeping open his communications: but after the
reduction OF has sironghod the principal part Of s du
tage Thereof and having his health somewhat shattered
by the inhalation Of the uoxous vapors unhealthy
pOS Se ssd SseD
too deeply sown 70 be eradcated and he died October
%, at the carly age OF about twcnty-thrse.
Lambert suydam.
Mr.. Lambert suydam, old, highly respectable and
well known citizen. died at his residence In waverIey
place. last Saturday evening" In the seventy third year
OF his age Nr. suydam was for several years . very
prominent msrehAAt OF this city having gone into bus
ness the year 1871 junior member sf the arm q
Smith suydam. He was subsequently, Presidents Of the
Manhattan Gassht Company, the Equitable Fire In
surance Company and the eeamcn's Retreat Tho fune-
raj win take place at Two O'Clock this Afternoon from his
late residence, 100 wsverey place.
George ireland, ESQ.
Mr.. George Ireland, another very well known merchant
Of shis city, expired ~ his residence, No. ~ Lexington
avenue He for many ysar President OF the Mutual
Insurance Company. Ths funeral win take place this
afternoon, from bis late residence
Henry Ecclss.
ToAoKIo, G. w., Nov. Q, 1883.
Henry Eecles, ESQ., Of the most noted barrstsss In
Canada. died this morning.
Damuel r. T4aaa.
BosroH Nov. q, 1863
Samuel =. Train, assis ant paymastsr in The United
States Navy, died suddenly 81 hb residence n Rexbssy
last evening.