New-York tribune., 1903-03-19
OBITUARY.
GENERAL SCHUYLER HAMILTON.

General Schuyler Hamilton, claSsD4te OF IeneEai
Grant at West Point and a veteran OF the Mexican
and Civil wars died Yesterday at his home. No "a
Central Park South in his eghty-thiro year. ne
was born IN this city General Hamilton was the
grandson Of Alexander Hamilton. and his father
John Church Hamilton. was = lawyer long eminent
at the New-York bar.
General Hamilton was graduated from the MILL
tary Academy in 1S41. He served on the fronueF'
and was time assistant instructor IN tactics at
West Point In the Mexican War he distinguished
himself in the battle of Monterey. and by his con-
duct at Mel Flores where he overcame party OF
Mexicans In a hand hand encounter. won the
esteem of General Winhed Scott, who in lSA9' made
him his aide-de-camp. He served in this capacity
until he retired from the service. in 1854 In re-
ferring to the fight at Mel Flores, General Scott
wrote: 1T was affair OF great daring ana
brilIiancy, which for the commander at the
time General HaniItoI) the esteem and admiration
OF the whole army"
When the Civil War opened General Hamilton
was engaged in commercial pursuits in this city.
He at once entered the Federal army as private
but was soon made q member of the stan or Cen
eraI 3. F. Butler Later he became the rnihtaFS
secretary of General Scott. and served N that ca
pacty until the latter retired. He was tnen pro-
noted to be colonel. and was made assistant chier
of staff to General HaIleck- Soon afterWard ne
was appointed a brigadier general of volunteers
and assigned to the command OF the Department
Of St Louis In the campaigns OF the armies OF
the Tennessee and Cumberland he took an lnlpo'-
tant part. He pointed out the means by "hicn 'he
Confederate position at Island no. III SSui'A
turned. For his services there and In the o1'tle
of New-Madrid he was promoted TO De major
general He took part in the battle OF harrington,
commanding the reserve. but failing health Iorceu
him to retire from the service February q, loe5
In 1871 he was appointed hydrographlc engineer
to the Department of Docks in this city, ana ne
held that place POUR years. Throughout his later
life he took an active interest in military analrs-
One son, Schuyler Hamilton. an archlIecl' o1
this city, survives him Robert Kay HaIhlltoii
another son. who was for several years member
of the New-York legislature. was rnysterlouSly
killed in 1880 in the Snake River country in the
Northwest.
General Hamilton's Schuyler was SUED IN
1884 for divorce by his wife. who had peeh MISS
C3ertrud, Van Courtlandt Wells. The charge was
desertion and non-support: Inc oecree ~ "a
Miss Jane Byrd Mercer OF Maryland, |ho had neen
a governess with the family OF Mrs. A L. Mas"h
at Newport. r-..-.7i-. Dill
Robert Ray Hamilton married EEang"llne BrlIl
who was then known Mrs. Joshua Mann NAM
was p drrinkard. The girl was faithess 10 F4anllL
Ton and renewed her relations with Mann: Later
in a quarrel with Hamilton at Atlantic cry, She
bhrd Mary DOnnelly, 4 nurse. She Was S't
yiCted OF feionious assanit. Hamilton aft~rrsra
A baby which Ars f1SHtit''Al
declared husbsn nd was the father was proved 10
he a f0undling Hamilton made provision FOR Il
Hamilton later went west he lett one OF IIlS
ranches to go to another, and nothing was Aeii!u
from him for some time. His horse ann cog "lth
Tho bindn1Ie rters Of an antelope STRAPPED TO me
saddle were found. and a search for him vas
thought that he drowned while fordlng lae
al