The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-31
HERO OF SANTIAGO
VETERAN of A HUNDRED FIELDS,
PASSES PEACEFULLY AWAY.
GEN. LUDLOW is DEAD.
CONSUMPTION, CONTRACTED INTHE
PHILIPPINES. KILLED HIM.

ment and N Major General of Vol
unteers-IIis Was the Leading
Place I'm the Campaign Around
SantinGO-Gen. Wheeler Said IL
Was a Distinction to Have Ludlow
Under His COmmand-His Long
. Army Career and Distinguished
Services TO His Country.
New York, Aug. 30.-Brig. Gen. Will
liam Ludlow. United States army, died
at Convent, N. j., of consumption to-
day at the house of Mr.. Griscom. His
illness was first noticed on his arrival
in the Philippines in May last. He
was at once sent home in the hope that
the American climate would resIole
him and went at once to Convent.
Gen. Ludlow was one of the best
known officers in the army. He enter
ed the military acadamy from New
York in 1860 and graduating before the
| Corps of Engineers. He rendered con-
spicuous services in the South. for
which he was brevete1 lieutenant
colonel.
Gen. Ludlow was born at Islip.
Long Island, N. Y, Nov. 81. 1S49, and
was the son of William Handy and
Frances Louisa (NicolD Ludlow. His
father was brevetted major general
for service in the Civil War.
BY both lines he descended from no
table Colonial stock. The Ludlows of
| English and Welsh extraction, with
family records reaching back TO 1450,
were early settled in New Amsterdam
and Lond Island, where they inter-
married with many old Dutch and Eng
lish stocks. The Nicoll family has
| long been settled in the nei9hborhood
of Islip, the original grant having been
made IN the time of Sir Richard MIC
oil. first English Governor of New
York.
William Ludlow entered the United
States Military Academy as a cadet,
July 1, 1860, and was graduated June
49, 1864, being then promoted first lieu
| tenant of engineers. From July 10 un-
til September, 1864 he was
chief engineer of the Twentieth
Army Corps; went through the
campaign in Georgia. was present at
the battle of Peachtree Creek, and
was brevetted captain July 20, 1864,
for gallant and meritorious services
in the defence of Altoona Pass, Ga"
He participated in the siege of Atlanta
July 22-Sept. 2 1850; was in charge of
the construction of the defenses at
Rome (Oct. A. Nov. Is, 1850: was in the
| engagement at Altoona Heights (Oct.
5. 1S64) and was chief engineer of the
left wing of the army of Georgia NOV.
| Is. 1854 March 20. 1869. He was bre-
| vetted major Dec. 21, 1854 "for meri-
| torious services in the campaign
| through Georgia"
| From March 20 to April 26, 1865, he
was assistant chief engineer to Mai.
4 Ian y, IS s..A -.
| ebrated march to the sea-" termina-
| ting with the surrender of Savannah,
| Dec. 21. 1864. and the invasion of the
| Carolinas (January- March, 1869, and
was engaged in the battles of Averys-
borough March 16), and Ben
tonville (March 10, 1869. On
March 1S. 1865, he was brevetted
meritorious conduct in the campaign
of the Carolinas."
He was at the occupation of Goldsbor-
ough. N. c.. March %. 1865. and pres
ent at the capture of Raleigh, April 10,
1865.
| After the close of the war he was
| given a leave of absence while await
| ing orders. which lasted from April 20
| to Nov. 49,. 1865. He assisted in or
| ganizing the engineer depot at Jeffer-
| son Barracks. Mo, from Nov. 10. 1865,
| to Sept. 4, 1866; from Dec. 12 1865. to
| November. 1867, he was in command of
the engineer depot. and Company G of
the Engineer Battalion, at Jefferson
Barracks, Mo, and in charge of engi-
neer property in Missouri and Arkan-
sas and was promoted captain of the
Corps of Engineers March T. 1867.
From 1867 to 1872 he was assistant
| to Gen. Gilmore and in charge of for
| tification and river and harbor work
at New York city, and along the South
Atlantic coast.
From Nov. 10, 1872. to May 9, 1876.
he was the chief engineer of the De-
| partment of Dakota. making explora-
tions in the Black Hills and the yell
| lowstone region. During 1S77-S2 he was
employed on the Delaware Bay and
rivers. in general engineer service, riv-
er and harbor improvements. fortifca-
ton and other similar work. Appointed
major of the corps of engineers June
| 30 1882. he served as engineer secre-
tary of the lighthouse board from
Aug. 2S 1882, to March 8, 1888. Under
| authority of joint resolution of Con-
grcss, he was given a three years
leave of absence, from April l. 1888.
| to hold the position of chief engineer
| Of the Philadelphia water department
in which position he remained until
April 1, 1856, working without pay and
making an admirable record.
from April L, 1880, 10 Jan. u, 1888,
he was engineer commissioner for the
District of Columbia, in which posi-
tion his success was undisputed while
he gained a practical acquaintance
begun in Philadelphia, with sanitary
and engineering problems connected
with the administration of a great
city. From March / to Dec. IA, 1858,
he was engineer of the Fourth light
house district. Later, 1888 he was
in charge of surveys and river and
harbor improvements on the Great
Lakes, and acting as engineer to the
Ninth and Eleventh lighthouse dis
tricts.
During 1885 he was military at
tache to the United States Embassy in
London, in the intervals of such duties
filling various technical appointments,
the most important of which was his
appointment to report on the cost.
condition and feasibility of the Mica
ragua canal schemes. His report.
which was submitted in November,
1895, added largely to his reputation
as an engineer.
| In 1S97-9S he had charge of fortifca-
! tions and river and harbor work at
| New York city. On the outbreak of the
Spanish War he was appointed by the
| President brigadier general of volun-
teers on the staff of the commander OF
the army of invasion. and was sent
with Gen. Skaters army to Cuba
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