Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-10-04
AN HISTORIC NAME.


the color-bearer of the Democratic Part.
is the gallant soldier who bore the flag {
the Confederacy in the van of Drew
Battalion through the campaign of til
Peninsular, and braved the storm of she
and shell at Vicksburg; the man VIII
rode at the head of the White League i
September, 1874; the benevolent citize
who labored night and day to save huma
life during the epidemic Of 1S7S-fnally
a man who has always stood true to hi
obligations as soldier and citizen-Fred
erick Nash Ogden.
He has not sought the nomination, bu
II the voice of the people calls him to tn
post OF responsibility, he will accept th
trust confided to him,
The name Of Ogden is historic in thi
| country, and the family which it desig
| mates includes soldiers and statesmen.
John Ogden (the foander Of the family
IN America) was IL native of Southampton
England. During the Dutch rule in New
Jersey he was virtual Governor of the
English portion of the PROVENCE; lie was
also Representative from Southampton
Ct, in the Upper House in 1859. He died
in 1851.
Robert Ogden, born 1716, known as
Speaker" Ogden was Surrogate of the
Court of Essex, one of the Kings Council,
and Speaker of the General Assembly of
New Jersey. He was also Representative
in the Colonical Congress. He died in
1777.
Matthias Ogden, general in the revolu-
tionary war, and a member of Gen. Wash
ington's staff
Aaron Ogden, colonel in the army of
the Revolution, and Governor of New
Jersey.
Robert Ogden, born 1746, one of the
founders of Princeton College.
Robert Ogden, born 1775, married Eliza
l.. Nash, daughter of Gov. Nash of Mort
Carolina.
Fred. N. Ogden, son of Robert Ogden
and Eliza Nash, was born in North Caro-
lima in 1907, moved to Louisiana and rrac-
tlced medicine in Baton Rouge, where he
died in 1889.
Frederick N. Ogden, son Of DR.. Ogden
and Darmelite Lopez, was born in Baton
Rouge, January 25th, 1887, and is AZ years
of age. Gen. Ogden's career has exem.
plliied the French ;dage-le bon sang nc
ment .jamais.
The subject of this sketch was only 15
months old at tho death of his father, at
ter which event his mother removed to
New Orleans.
At her demise young Ogden resided with
his uncles, Robert Nash Ogden, and Abner
Nash Ogden, once an associate Justice of
he Supreme Court. When about sixteen
years of age he entered the well-kuown
louse of Hewitt, Norton &, Co., in this
lty, and was III that office at the break
ng out Of the civil war; From an early |
sc he associated himself with the.State's
lights Democretic party, and took an ac-
I've interest in political affairs. At the
all for troops Ogden enlisted in the Ist
'omp pany of the Crescent Rifles and went
Pensacola. Subsequently, on the re-
nlsltlon for tloope to serve in Virginia,
e fastened to that great battlefield and
arr led he colors of Drew's afterwards
,ightors) Battalion through the penin-
ala campaign. The term of service
those troops having expired, he re-
armed to New Orleans, and was Civ
\ a commission in Pinckney's Battalion
heavy artillery, stationed at the forts
Glow the city. When the Federal fleet
lsse1 the forts and the city fell into the
ands of the enemy, Ogden and portion
the command escaped and made their
ay across the coun ry to Port Hudson.
ater on we find him as Major of the Sth
Battalion, in command of tn Q
'ating battery at Vicksburg where ho :
ade himself c ,nspicuous for gallantry.
BY the surrender of Vicksburg he fell S
to the hands of the enemy, but was
on exchanged and asst gned to duty on !
e staff of Gen Polk, commanding the q
apartment of Mississippi and Alabama.
1 the recommendation of this General Y
was made L eutenant Colonel of cav ]
~ and transferred to Col. Scott's regi- a
ent. Col. Ogden, at the cessation of L
stil ties, surrendered with Forests COM q
aud of North Alabama. f
Having done his devoir in tho great
II. Col. Ogden returned to New Orleans
Il re-enterod commercial life. lie was Il
sociated with Nv. VIM. A. Bell in the a
gging and tie business, the firm name a
coming William A. Bell g. Co., then t
den g. Bell until the dissolution of q
when Col. Ogden Continued s
, business on his own account. G
In all his struggles to cast off the op- G
,ssiue yoke of Radical rule he!has been a
md in the foremost rank of the Demo- L
tic and Conservative masses.
It is scarcely necessary to recall events a
Itch have become historical and with