The Washington herald., 1907-12-11
NOTED GENERAL DIES
Grandson Of Alex. Hamilton
Was % Years Old.
LED AN ADVENTUROUS LIFE
Close Friend of President LincOIn's,
Who Distinguished Himself in the
Real Estate, Writing, and Church
Work-FuneraI Tomorrow.

Tarrytown. \. Y, Dec. l0-Maj. Gen.
Alexander Hamilton. L. 5. V. eldest
grandson Of Alexander Hamilton. died
o-day AT his home in Legrand avenue,
here Of old age Gen. Hamilton was
ninety-two years old on November l. ana
is believed to have been the oldest Of the
major generals in the service Of the
United States.
The funeral is 10 oe on Thursday. from
Christ Church. Tarryt0wn. The Order of
the Cincinnati. the Sons of the Revolu-
ton, and the Grand Army of the Re-
public VIII be represented at the funeral
Military services will be held at the grave
by the q. a. T. Two sons. Rev Alex
ander Hamilton. of Great harrington.
Mass. and Henry y. Hamilton, survive
their father granddaughter a child
OF Mai. Henderson, c. s. a. and an
adopted daughter. Miss Mabel Hamilton.
also survive him.
Gen. Hamilton had a remarkable career.
He was born in The year that Napoleon
fell. a son OF Col John c. Hamilton and
Maria Eliza Van Den HeuveL at 22s
Broadway, New York City. HIS education
was such as to presuppose a varied
career At the age Of six he was in
structed in horseback riding When he
was eight years old he was sent 10 live
in the family Of Padre Varella. a refugee
from Cuba. to learn Spanish. Four years
later he was put with a French family
so that he might master French. When
he WAS sixteen years old he entered Co
lumbia College. and took special courses.
which. however. did not lead to a degree.
Begins Military Service.
He entered the military service soon
after and was detailed under special or
ders at West Point He was sent out q
Iowa with Gen. Phil Kearney on Indian
service and, when ne returned in 1872 he
married Elizabeth S. NicoH Of Mastic
L. l. who was. through her father. a
descendant OF the first English governor
OF New York From this union, besides
the two sons mentioned above. were born
James B Hamilton and John Church
Hamilton. and Maria Eliza. who mar
ried Mai. Henderson. StonewaH Jack
sons aid-de-camp. These three are dead
Alexander Hamilton became a second
! lieutenant in the Eleventh New York
/ Regiment. and when the civil war began
was aid-de-camp 10 Mai Gen Charles
| W Sanford. hurrying troops TO Washing
ton. He took part in active campaigns
/ in Virginia, having his horse shot under
1 him when in action with Gen. Banks Ht
was an intimate friend OF President Lin
coin. and was sent by him 70 make q
Dfs. Of
Helped to- Suppress Riots.
IN 1863 he came back TO New York and
helped suppress The riots there. arrest
! ing the leaders By his own efforts. H5
went 20 Gettysburg with 1o0oO troops for
service there He was continuously with
President Lincoln from that time unit
the death OF the Executive.
( II was he who was sent 20 notify the
British, French and Spanish minister.
Of the success OF the Union side so that
/ they might not recognize the Confed
! crates. He served in the army unit
/ 1861 when. becoming a major general h,
retired. He devoted himself from the
/ on 10 his real estate interests and 10 th'
/ service OF the Episcopal Church. OF
which he was a lay reader in 1859
Gen Hamilton founded and built
/ church al Ramopo. founded a church al
| Orange Park. Fla, restored several par
! ishes I'm Westchester County, and helped
I churches in Tarrytown. He was a writc-
/ and contributed papers and poems 10 va
/ rious journals.
! He published. in 1856. a life Of olive
! Cromwell He was Republican I'm poll
/ tics. and belonged to many orders anC
/ societies.