The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-28

He Aimed the First Gun Fired in De-
Tense OF Fort Sumter.

MESDHAN. n. J., Jan. 2z-Gen. Abner
Doubleday died here yesterday afternoon Of
Brignt's disease
:. tAbner Doubleday was born at Balston Spa,
n L., June o. 1919 and came of fine family,
his grandfather having fought at Bunker HILL
tie was civil engineer in ls56-3S, when he was
appointed TO the United States military acad-
envy, from which he graduated in 1872, in
the same class with LongstreeI and Rosecrans.
lie served in the First artillery during the
mexican war. being engaged at Monterey and at
Kinconoia Pass during the battle OF Buena
Vista He was promoted to first lieutenant
March 3, ls4I, to captain March 3, 1855. and
served agains the Seminole Indians in 1868.
He was in Fort MouIirie from lo60 Till the garri-
son Withdrew 10 sumter on December 70 of that
year, and aimed the first gun fired in defense of
the latter tort On April T. ls6l. He was pro-
ON May II, ISL. from June till August
was with Gen. Patterson in the Shenandoah
valley, and then served in defense OF Washing
ron City, commanding forts and batteries on tine
fotouiac. lie was male brtgad r-genefai OF
volunteers on February 3, 1867, assigned TO the
command of all the deienses OF Washington
City on the same date. and commanded
brigade on the Rappahannock and in the North
EN- Virginia campaign from May 10 September,
1862, including tie second battle of Bull Run,
waere on August 81 he succeeded TO the com
mand OF Hatchs division. In the battle of
Antletam his division held the extreme right
and opened the battle, losing heavily, but tax
Ing SIX battle flags. On November %, 1852. he
was promoted 10 major general OF yo unteers
he Was at Fredericksburg and Charlottesville,
and succeeded Gen. John +. Reynolds rs chief
OF the First corps when that officer
pointed 10 the command OF one wing OF the
army. On July ], 1868, he was sent to Gettys-
tDrg to support Buforus cavalry, and on the
fhii OF Gen. Reynolds took command OF the
field till the arrival OF Gen. Howard, some hours
later. His division fought CALAMITY in the battle
that followed, and on the third day aided in the
repuise OF Pickett's charge. Gen. Doubleday
served on courts-tnartial and commiss ions in
1866, and on July IL, 1861, temporarily COM
manded the southeastern deienses OF Washing.
ton City when the city was threatened by
Earlys raiders. He was brevetted colonel in
the regular army on March ii, $780, aud briga-
der aud major general on March Il for his serv-
ices during the war. In November and Decem-
Der, lS6o, he was in command III Galveston, Tex,
served as assistant commissioner OF the Freed
mems Bureau there until August l, 1867, and
alter being mustered out OF the volunteer serv-
ice was made colonel of the Thirty-tifth iIfan.
try september 10, 1857. He was member OF the
retiring board At New York city in 1865, and in
1s69-7l superintendent of the general recruiting
service in San Francisco, where in 1870 he sug-
gested and obtained a charter Tor The first caole
street railway in the United states. After COM
manding posts in Texas he was retired from
active service on December ii, 1873 He pub
iished "Reminiscences OF Forts sumter and
Moultrie in lS60-6l.' "Chanceilorsville and
Gettysburg" and articles in periodicals on army
matters, the water supply of cities, and other
subjects. He had been confined to his bed for
more than year, and his death had been ex-
pected for long time