The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-27
Gen. Algarneln s. Badger.

i AS briefly reported il The Chief e
] the 18th instant, Gen. A1gernon 8.
Badger, United States appraiser d
customs at the port OF New Orleans,
Iadied at his residence in thai. city on
Tuesday, May 9, il the si3ty-sixth
year of his age. He Was=one Of TIE
/ best known and most highly esteemed
Of the corps of federal officials il this
state, and his passing away was
cause Of sorrow and regret TO az *
eeptional1y large circle Of friends and
acquaintance. His public and private
character were alike above reproach,
and although as an ex-Tnion soldier
and a lifelong Republican he took 2
prominent part in politics and public
affairs during the troublous period OF
reconstruction following the civil war
having been chief of the Metropoli-
| tan police-miIit which routed Gen.
w aggaman's poorly organized citizen
soldiery in the political riot Of March,
| 1873, in New Orleans, and was Id turn
| defeated BY the White League under
Gems. Fred. n. Ogden and VIM. J,
Behan on the 18th Of September, 1874
Gen. Badgers sincerity, upright
ness, unfailing courtesy and IN
dannted courage, won the respect and
admiration of even his bitterest OPP
ponents.
In the battle with the White League
he fel1sdesper ately wounded and would
have been killed but for the interven-
ton of personal friends and fellow
IMasons. by whom he was protected
and sent to the hospital. The attend
ing surgeons wished to amputate his
leg, deeming the operation necess AIRY
to save his life. but he declared he
would rather die than submit to the
loss of the limb. A result of his de-
termination he survived with only a
considerable degree Of 1ameness as a
souvenir of the memorable conflict.
Young Badger was residing in his
native city, Boston, when the war OF
1876 began, and he was among the
first to respond to Presidents Linz
coins call for troops. He enlisted as
a private in the Sixth Mass achusetts
Volunteers, was subsequently trans
ferred to the Twenty sixth Massachu-
sets Infantry. and after reaching New
0pln arg nrman;7od tho Lsiro r ~,
Cavalry and was promoted to the rank
of lieutenant colonel. He saw much
active service in the Mobile campaign,
and commanded the attack which de-
feated and dispersed Col. Maubrv's
Fifteenth Confederate Cavalry.
Leaving the army at thezclose Of the
war with the rank of colonel, Gen.
Badger settled IN New Orleans and
remained there until the day of his.
death. Among the public Offices which
he filled with unvarying efficiency and
honor were state collector, harbor-
master, chief of police, collector of
customs. appraiser of customs, special
uepubY COLLECTOR OF cuStOmss ana az AIN
appraiser Of customs. He had some
connection also with commercial af-
fairs, having served as receiver of
the Louisiana Electric Company sew
seral years ago, and was prominently
identified with a number Of fraternal
organizations, including the Masons,
Pythians, Knights Templar and Grand
Army OF the Republic. Twice married.
he leaves a widow. four sons and
daughter, all grown, to mourn the loss.
Of an indulgent and devoted father,
whose domestic life was IN keeping
with bis unblemishea public career.
The death Of such d man is y loss
to the commonwealth, and his good
name is a heritage Of priceless value
to his descendants.