Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1864-06-10
Brirudier.Geueral Fitzpatrick.

won by the Union armies comes 10 US
chequered with tidings of the slaughter
of thousands of our country's brave de-
Tenders, the majority of whom are missed
only by their immediate families and
social circles there are some among this
glorious army of martyrs, however, who
have carved their names in ineffaceable
figures on the imperishable pages of his
tory. Among these none outranked i'll
in chivalrous heroism or dashing gallantry
the brave Brigadier General Judson Kill
patrick, of whose birth and history the
following is brief sketch:
Brigadier General Judson Fitzpatrick
was born near Dickertown, Sussex coun-
ty, New Jersey, on January II, 1886. de
is, therefore, but twenty-eight years OF
age. Displaying early in youth fond
ness for military life, he obtained through
the influence of his father, Colonel ).
Fitzpatrick, all admission into West Point
Military Academy, whence he graduated
early III 1861, fourteenth in his class.
He entered the United States Army on
May 6, 1861, as q Second Lieutenant of
Company c, of the First Regular Artil-
lery, and on the l4th of May obtained a
First Lieutenancy. He was allowed leave
to accept the Captaincy of Company II,
Fifth New York Volunteers Ouryee's
Zouavcs), and with it participated in til
battle of Big Bethel, June 10, 1851
During this contest he was severely
wounded. On his recovery he was COM
missioned Lieutenant Colonel of the Har-
ris Light Cavalry of New York Volun-
tecrs, with rank from August l, 1861.
His regiment was soon after attached to
the Army of the Potomac and engaged on
outpost duty. He was soon afterwards
its Colonel.
During the Pope campaign with the
Army OF Virginia, Colonel klpatrick's
regiment was attached to General John
Buford's brigade, and participated in the
operations along the banks of the Kappa
hammock during August, 1862. He took
part in the Maryland campaign under
General Pleasanton, and particularly dis
tinguished himself while at Falmouth.
during General Burnside's control of the
Army of the Potomac. During the
famous Stoneman raid to the rear of
General Lees rebel army, Colonel Kill
patrick commanded the First Brigade of
the Third Division of Stoneman's Corps.
During this expedition he led his regiment
through the enemy's territory, and took
them safely to Gloucester Point, opposite
Yorktown. The dash was full of adven-
ture, and about two hundred miles were
travelled i'll less than five days. Colonel
Fitzpatrick succeeded in capturing over
three hundred prisoners, with the loss OF
only one officer and thirty-seven men.
His command was taken back to the Rap
pahannock by way of Urbanna, thus
making q detour of the whole rebel army
under General Lee. For the success of
this movement and for other brilliant
dashes he was promoted to the rank of
Brigadier General of Volunteers, with Il
commission dating from June l3, 1868.
During the Pennsylvania campaign, or
rather the movements preceding it, Gen.
Kilpatrick's brigade greatly distinguished
itself, especially at Aldie, June II; Mid
dleburg, June 81, and Hanover, Pa, July
l, 1868. During the battle Of Gettys-
burg he commanded a division of Pleas
anton's cavalry, and was engaged in the
pursuit of the rebels to the Potomac, after
which he came to New York City, where
he commanded the cavalry forces in the
district during the riot of July, 1868.
lie commanded an expedition during
September, 1868, to capture the gunboats
Satellite and Reliance, and so far as this
force was concerned the movement was Il
complete success. During the advance
of the Army of the Potomac in Novem-
Der, 1868, the cavalry were actively en-
gagged.
During January, 1863, General kilpat-
rick's division was stationed at Stevens
burg, Va, from which place it operated
upon the rebel lines.
The particulars of the fight in which
the gallant General lost his life are not
sufficiently known here to enable US to
give any account of it at present.
There is something sad in the private
history of General Fitzpatrick. He was
emphatically man without kindred.
About the latter end Of 1863 he lost his
wife, and on the 2Gth of January, 1864,
his child died at West Point. Previous
to that event he lost his father, mother,
brothers and sisters. He has met with
some narrow escapes during the war, and
has been wounded several times.