New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-25
OBITUARY.
GENERAL. ROBERT McALLISTER.


~Belvidere, y. J.. Feb. 24.-General Robert McAllster
died at his home in this place ut midnight last nlsh'
from Brights disease. His death had been looked lOr
hourly since sunday, when he Law in a comatose con.
dition. lie had also been suffering with paralysis and
other diseases. the result of exposure in the war. his
VIE and two daughters survive him.
General McAllister came of scotch-lnsh ancestry
and was born on June /. 1913, en- the family farm III
Lost Creek Valley. .Juniata County, Pennsylvania,
where his father, william McAlister, was born before
him, and on the precise place where his grandfather
Hugh McAllister. built his first cabin In the Wilderness
ne being the second white man that settled IN the val
ley. about 1850. As yOung Robert was intended for a
farmer, he received only the advantages OF the neigh
borhood schools. lie and his brother Thomson spent
much OF their time in studying military tactics ana
were always connected with military companies. be
fore the war General McAlister had passed In the
militia from the grade of lieutenant TO that OF Drlganier'
general, commanding the Brady Brigade. In lef0 ho
engaged in the work Of building railroads. When the
Clvh War broke ont he was in New Jersey, bulldlhg the
tunnel through the oxford Hill, FOR the ID la"ae Lack
awanna and Western Railroad. This work was well
advanced when Fort sumter was fired en-. 6eneraI
MeAllister left his partner n look after the work, or
ganized a company at oxford, went to Trenton ana
was commissioned lieutenantcolone of the lst New
jersey Regiment. Going to Washington he served
through the war until its close, being at Bull Run
and at Appomatt0x, without missing any of the
INNH bNAti'N vi AUt slhN Va iW| N''NN' ~
those Of south Mountain and Antietam. lie received
two wounds at Gettysburg, one in the left leg and one
In the hight foot. and was at home for ninety days.
Thus he missed the minor engagements during Meade's
retreat in the fall Of 1853. Before the Mine Run cam
paign he was back in the field. " the game, reliable Old
soldier says General John Watts De Peyster In a
sketch Of General McAllister. " put in wherever hard
knocks We're required Ia be given and taken Before
he had entirely recovered from his wounds, he took
command II the First Brigade, Second Division, Thiu
Corps, and with II advanced 10 Pony Mountain. ~
Bull Run General McAllistcr was engaged with MS
chief, Colonel Montgomery, aud the LIST New
Jersey, I'm stopping the stampede. and It's
firm stand prevented the Rebels following. HIS
regiment remained In the field all night within cannon
shot Of the Rebels, and only withdrew when the morn
ing dawn revealed lis unsupported condition. His regi
mcnt led the audaclous advance Of Kcarny's Brigade
upon Manassas Junction, when it occupied a position
some ten miles I'm advance Of the Union forces. and
frightened the enemy into a prccipitatcd retreat AZ
Gaines, Mill, he commanded his regiment and made a
splendid fight. In June. 1862. General McAllister was
made Colonel Of the IIth New Jersey. He and his
regiment distinguished themselyc, a fredericksburg
charlottesville and Getty burg. Mine Kun. JacoD
Ford, Kcly's Ford. the Wilderness, Spott@y wanna anu
many other battles. and received the highest praise.
lie was made "A hreVct brlEaiicr general Tor FllldnlS on
the ROydt0n Plank Road In 1854, ana 4 IhHjpf-ScucIdl
sor .mcritorlOus conduct throughout the war. Two
month, after Lee, surrender he returned 70 New
Jersey. and later was for some years general manager
Of the Ironton Railroad Company. General DE feys ter
,Id NJ him ~ Ri, sketch d" lie j. remarkable rs one ~
those stern religious disciples ut duty VINO are never
found wanting when the lrm resolution ana ekcepsloudI
iufrcpidlty founded on religious conviction are requisite
II NC Aln-tcr was one Of the most excellent OF men, ne
wa, none the lc,, the most vigorous OF s'ld'eIs'