New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-21
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GENERAL ADAM BADEAu.

Brigadier-C;eneral Adam Badeau died IN ''is'
wood y. j.. at the Herbert House on iues"ay
evening. aged sixty-three years ne was w.
this city on December o. 1881, ana aiter ii P'''"
school education went to poaruI's-SN'''0
| Tarrytown As young he did some news
manor work writing dramatic criticisms for Moan
Sunday Times" These papers were atter"arh IT,
written and published under the title OF me vas"
bond" Young Badeau also served as clerk 10 'le
Committee of Street Openings which place "ds o"-
tained through the influence of his relative al'e
ward General BUSTED, then Corporation counsel
When the war broke out. Badeau promptly vouh-
teered In 1862 ne was appointed aide-de-camp 10
General Sherman. and served with him from feoru-
airy till April. Then he served on the stan OF zen
eral Gilmore. but soon returned to General Hher-
man. remaining with him until May. lSb5 Al thd'
time he was transferred to General Grants STAN
but was unable to report for duty. having been
severely wounded at Port Hudson In March i''''
he was sufficiently recovered to join General traht
as military secretary, with the rank OF lieutenant
colonel. and remained with him until he was re-
tired with the full OF captain In the regular
army and the brcvct rank OF brigadier-generai OF
volunteers. His brevet rank was given Tor galih'
and meritorlous services during the campaign ter
minating with Lees surrender.
The day after his retirement General Badeau ac-
ceptcd an appointment Secretary Of Legation AT
London and served there till December 8. 1859 He
was assigned to duty In Washington as an officer
Of the Army by direction Of the President on De-
cember q. 1853 and became the bearer % dis
pa ,chcs to Madrid: but It was subsequently, held
that his acceptance Of the previous diplomatic APP
pointmcnt was in effect a resignation from the
Army and that neither the action Of the War De
parimeni. nor The subsequent legislation Of CON
grcss designed FOR that purpose. could reinsate
him
In May. 1870 General Badeau appointed CON
sui General at London. and remained at this lucr1-
tive post I'LL the ascension Of President Garfield in
ISL He then resigned his place and was nominated
FOR the place Of Charge dAnaires 20 Denmark
This he declined but year later accepted the office
Of Consult ienera at Havana offered him by Presi-
dent Arthur In $50 General Grant had offered him
the moro important place Of Minister 10 Belgium
but General Baioau preferred to remain In London
He closed his diplomatic and consular career by re-
signing his place at Havana In April ISL because the
Government would not allow him 10 suhstaniiate
charges OF corruption which he had made agains;
the Department OF state. While Consul-General AT
London IN lS77. he Was permitted to accompany his
OLD patron. General Grant. on his famous tour
around the world and became the historian of that
trlumphal progress.
General Haleau's death vas sudden the cause
being apoplo,y lie hil been IN poor health for
SIX months however. being weakened by several
operations for cataract of the Dyes. lie had hvei
4, RIdgcwooi since last fall with his adopted chill
drcu George Cora ana Kate 'hiIlman. II" was
talking t. Mr. Corsa when stricken with apopleNy
Tuesday night The funeral viii take place a. me
N1.,l on Friday. bishop Wiggcr VII omcltte
Charlie y Dana ana Senator william H. Chandler
h,,e been n>kcl - act among th' lauhcarers
General IA icau was best known n ~" military
b.1rrapher ~ General Grant The Military MS
f..t ~ g. : Grant "a" utc OF 90" "'ik
rn. rr-. volume ue'i dS campaign hl}Eihihf
gr.n General Gran; urst sau FOR ne Presidency ~
lbs l. covered his military career down % we
time be- took Command q ali ~" armies ~ n.
ini,u Tho last two volumes did appear TIL
',i m. work VAS written with access 10 both
e. ioral AMI Confederate records. and In many 81
,hc Incidents Ioscrlb-i General badeau "as par
tl.Intgt Generals Grant. sherman ana ~h'Uiu
were saiI - have read and CORRECTED IN Ptoo'-
....fs some ~ l!s other work Wrf" IN" aga
bond 3D. conspiracy. \ Cuban Romance "Arisioc-
r,., IN England and Grant in Peace. ne lt0t
~ .,u.sI A col .c-s 90 come between the author
.,rI ,h. surviving meuu'rs OF General ,'fau' r
,,r.g, General IAlr4u also lll a. Er"lt Zeal OF
sy!srt,. " lrx flr the spip"rS after MS return
10 ,.I- country. ami created a ."r-auon nN cain
,ny . l,r.. .har. 10 the work 81 preparing General
Grants memoirs He brought suit 30 recover Tor
allrycI services rendered IN TINS regard "Ht ""s
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