Badger, Gen. A. S. [Algernon Sidney]

Submitted by Mike Miller

Gen. A. S. Badger, United States appraiser of merchandise at New Orleans, La., custom house, was born in Boston, Mass., where he was reared and educated. At the opening of the late war he entered the Sixth regiment of Massachusetts volunteers, at the first call of President Lincoln after the firing on Fort Sumter, and was among the first troops to reach Washington. This call was an enlistment for three months, and our subject and others remained around Washington until the expiration of the time. At the reorganization Mr. Badger became lieutenant of the Twenty-sixth regiment, which was sent to Ship Island, with New Orleans for their objective point The brigade to which the Twenty-sixth regiment belonged came to Louisiana under General Farragut and landed at the forts. They came to New Orleans at its fall and subsequently Gen. Badger took part in the organization of the Louisiana cavalry, First regiment--the first regiment of loyal white men organized in New Orleans after its occupancy by the federal troops. He took charge of this regiment and thus became identified with Louisiana. This regiment remained in service for a year after the war closed and when it was disbanded the government tendered Gen. Badger the position of warden of the port, which he accepted and filled for ten years. After this he was made superintendent of the metropolitan police and filled that position for six or seven years, when he resigned and accepted the position of tax collector of that district. He held that position until the administration of Gov. Nicholls in 1877. In 1878 he was appointed postmaster of New Orleans, and in 1883 collector of customs, which position he held until 1885, when President Cleveland, appointed as his successor B. T. Jones of New Orleans. When President Harrison came into power Gen. Badger was appointed to his present position. In the affair of September 14, 1874, the General was on the side of the state government and was seriously wounded. He has always conducted himself as a brave and efficient officer and soldier and performed the duties of the many offices incumbent upon him with credit to himself and entire satisfaction to all. He is grand commander of the Grand Lodge of Knights Templar of the state, and commander of the G. A. R., Louisiana and Mississippi. Gen. Badger was twice married. His first wife was Miss Lizzie Parmele. Three sons blessed this union. After the death of his first wife he married Miss Blanche Bleneau. His parents were of Puritan ancestry.

From Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, volume 2, pp. 257-258.

Marsha's Notes:

Name: Algernon Sidney Badger
Birth Date: 28 okt 1839 (28 Oct 1839)
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk County (Suffolk), Massachusetts, United States of America
Death Date: 9 maj 1905 (9 May 1905)
Death Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish (Orleans), Louisiana, United States of America
Cemetery: Metairie Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: New Orleans, Orleans Parish (Orleans), Louisiana, United States of America