BUSTEED, Richard

Affiliation:  Union

Born: February 16 1822, Cavan, Ireland

Died: September 14 1898, New York NY

Pre-War Profession: Newspaperman, lawyer, politician.

War Service: In 1856 he was elected corporation counsel of New York City, holding the office till 1859, and in the presidential campaign of 1860 he was a supporter of Douglas, and a bitter opponent of Lincoln, but after the attack on Sumter he became a strong union man. On 7 August, 1862, he was appointed brigadier-general of volunteers by President Lincoln, and assigned to duty, first in New York in Washington. In December, 1862, he took command of a brigade at Yorktown, Virginia. 1863, he sent his resignation to the president. On 17 September, 1863, General Busteed was appointed by President Lincoln to be United States district judge for Alabama.

Post War:  Judge, lawyer.