The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1879-09-26
GEN. FRED. N. OGDEN.
New Orleans Picayune.1

GEN. FRED. N. OGDEN.
New Orleans Picayune.1
Frederick N. Ogden, son of DR.. Ogden
and Carmelite Lopez, was born in
Baton Rouge, January Is, 1887, and is
AZ years of age. Gen. Ogden's career
has exemplifed the French adage-le
bon sang ne meast .jonaais.
The subject of this sketch was only
Is months old at the death of his
father, after which event his mother
removed to New Orleans. At her
demise, young Ogden resided with his
uucles, Robert N. Ogden, and Abner
N. Ogden, once an associate justice of
the Supreme Court.
When about 16 years of age he en-
tered the well-known house of Hewitt,
Norton s. Co., in this city, and was in
that office at the breaking out of the
civil war. From an early age he asso-
ciated himself with the States Rights
Democratic party, and took an active
interest in political affairs. At the call
for troops Ogden enlisted in the 1st
Company of the Crescent Rifles and
went to Pensacola. Subsequently, on
the requisition for troops to serve in
Virginia, he fastened to that great
battlefield and carried the colors of
Drew's afterwards Rightor's) Battal-
ion through the peninsula campaign.
The term of service of those troops
having expired, he returned to New
Orleans, and was given a commission
in Pinckney's Battalion of heavy ar
tillery, stationed at the forts below the
city. When the Federal fleet passed
the forts and the city fell into the
hands of the enemy, Ogden and a por-
ton of the command escaped and
made their way across the country to
Port Hudson. Later on we find him
as Major of the Sth Louisiana Battalion,
in command of the floating battery at
Vicksburg where he made himself
conspicuous for gallantry.
BY the surrender of Vicksburg he
fell into the hands of the enemy, but
was soon exchanged and assigned to
duty on the staff of Gen. Polk, COM
manding the Department of Mississippi
and Alabama. On the recommenda-
ton of this General he was made
Lieutenant Colonel of cavalry and
transferred to Col. Scott's regiment.
Col. Ogden, at the cessation of HOSTILE
ties, surrendered with Forests COM
mand in North Alabama.
Having done his devoir in the great
war, Col. Ogden returned to New Or
leans anu fe-CnGefeO commercial life.
He was associated with Mr.. VIM. A.
Bell in the bagging and tie business,
the firm name becoming William A.
Bell & Co., then Ogden & Bell until
the dissolution of partnership, when
Col. Ogden continued the business on
his own account.
In all his struggles to cast off the op-
pressive yoke of Radical rule he has
been found in the foremost rank of the
Democratic and Conservative masses.
1t is scarcely necessary to recall
events which have become historical
and with which the name of Ogden
has been intimately associated. He
will be remembered as the President
of the Crescent City Democratic club
in 1868, the leader of the attack on the
Third Precinct Station in 1872, where
he received a wound; end the head and
front of the White League movement
in 1874, by which Radicalism was
finally overthrow and Louisiana re-
stored to the condition of free State.
In this rapid sketch of the life of the
man upon whom it is probable that
the Office of the Chief Magistracy will
be conferred, mention should be made
of the devotion to the cause Of humanity
which Gen. Ogden displayed as MEM
Der of the noble association of Towards
in the epidemic Of last year. Truly
may it be said of him that, whether as
soldier or civilian, he has shown him.
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