Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-02-19


is sent TO you that bis Alexandris
friends may know he died amongst sor.
rowing comrades, who acknowledge
his manly virtues OF head aid heart.
Yours truly,
JNO. MASON.
Col. Edgar l.. Lambert, sixty three
wears old, native OF Alexandria, Va,
= member OF one OF the Oldest and most
distinguished families Of Maryland end
he Old Dominion, q graduate Of the
UDited States Naval Academy at 40.
napclis, an sble officer in the navies OF
the U0ited States aid the Confederate
states of America, a prominent hgure
10 the MACMILLAN affair 10 Mexico, and
for thirty years an eminent civil co.
giueer, epgaged 10 large engineering
proiscts in The southern and south
western States, died from pneumonia
at MS home, No. l6l6 Erato street
at z O'Clock yesterday morning Of er an
illness lasting five weeks.
Col. Lambert wss born ia Alexandra,
JaDusry 8, 1888. He was the son OF
BENJAMIN Ii. Lambert, successful
wholesale shipping merchant at AlexaD-
dria. The LIANT ert family was one OF
the oldest and most distinguished 10 the
earlier histo. y of the American colonies.
Hi- ancestors came with Lord Baltimore
TO Maryland early 10 the seventeenth
century and, generation after generation
held Offices high both in church and
state. Bishop Lambert OF the Roman
Catholic Cnurch was a men bar OF the
famous family. Col. Lambert, like
many of his distinguished kinsmen,
was selected at al early age to be
educsted for the military service
OF his country. When scarcely
In his te4ns be was appoint
ed to the U lifted States Naval
Academy at Annapolis. Graduating
near the opeDi0g of the civil war he,
ike huudreds OF bis VirgiDian com
rades, resigned bis com mission ia the
Uaited S;stes navy and cast 10 his for.
.unes with his native State. Upon re-
turning to Alexandria he WAS appointed
as ade-de camp on the sIsff OF Gov.
Wise, ard, though educated fol- the
oavy, at once gave his high abilities to
the army of Northern Virginia.
Ia the first year of the war be
saw active service and wss~ eer-
iously wounded in the West Vir-
ginia campaign while serving az me ,r
OF the Tenth Virginia Infantry. 10
recognition of his gallant conduct on
the battlefield, he was promoted to the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel OF the same
regiment. His wound, however, prov
ed so serious that be wss incspacitated
for service for eleven months. He re-
signed his commission of Lieutenant
Colonel OF Infantry, and was afterwards
appointed lieutenant in the CoDfeder-
ate States Davy. Alter serving in vsri
ous depsrtmsDts OF the navy be was
transferred to Mobile and placed 10
command of the ironclsd ram Tusca-
loosa, whicn was destroyed 10 the
honorable fight in Mobile Bay. Find.
log his boat sinking, C)l. Lambert
headed her toward shore and put Oh
full steam. He reached land in time
to get ell bis crew off, and be GEL tire 10
the Tuscaloosa and blew her up. He
then led his crew to one OF the land
Notifications and manned and operated
one of the nd batteries.
When the war ended Col. Lambert
crossed the Mexican border and offered
bis services to MsximiliaD, who was at
that time attempting to establish his
right TO rule Mexico. Col. Lambert
was cordially received by the usur Jer,
and during the thrilling events OF
the struggle became the intimate and
trusted friend Of both Macmillan
and his beautiful but ill-fated
wife. While in Mexico Col. Lam.
bsrt helped John Brsnnif build the
Vera Cruz Railroad. From Mexico
Col. Lambert went to France, returning
10 America 10 1870 and taking up bis
res dence ouce more at the old home in
AL xsndria, Va. The fortune which he
had Inherited from bis father, and
which be invested In the four milling
business 10 the Valley, was swept away
when that section, was flooded and the
mills destroyed. II lost $50 600 10 60
seconds" Col Lambert used to say
when speaking of the incident later 10
life
From Alexandria Col. Lambert went
Wes, 10 the late seventies aud engaged
10 civil engineering 10 Texas, Kansas
aud Missouri. As an expert engineer
ne was prominently identified with the