★ Busteed, Richard

Richard Busteed​

Born: February 16, 1822

Birthplace: County Cavan, Ireland

Father: George Washington Busteed 1786 – 1859

(Buried: Brooklyn, New York)​

Mother: Anne Gale 1788 – 1828

(Buried: Newfoundland, Canada)​

Wife: Cordelia Frances Doane 1825 – 1895

(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont)​

Children:

Cordelia Doane Busteed 1846 – 1895​

(Buried: Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont)​

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Catherine Frances "Kittie" Busteed Blake 1848 – 1867​

(Buried: Green – Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York)​

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Richard R. Busteed 1855 – 1929​

(Buried: Woodlawn Cemetery, Las Vegas, Nevada)​

Occupation before War:

1846 – 1856: Attorney in New York City, New York​

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1856 – 1859: New York City Corporate Counsel​

Civil War Career:

1862 – 1863: Brigadier General Union Army Volunteers​

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1862: Commander of Independent Brigade in VII Corps​

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1862: Stood in ready command at Yorktown but saw no action​

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1863: Relieved of his command in the Union Army​

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1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court of Middle Alabama​

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1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court Northern Alabama​

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1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court Southern Alabama​

Occupation after War:

1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court of Middle Alabama​

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1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court Northern Alabama​

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1864 – 1874: Judge of U.S. District Court Southern Alabama​

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1867: Shot on a street in Mobile, Alabama by Lucien Martin​

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1873: Subject of Impeachment before U.S. House Judiciary​

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1873: Resigned as Judge before House could fully vote​

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1874 – 1898: Attorney in New York City, New York​

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1888: Suffered from left side hemiplegia from cerebral hemorrhage​

Died: September 14, 1898

Place of Death: New York City, New York

Cause of Death: Apoplexy and hemiplegia

Age at time of Death: 76 years old

Burial Place: Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York

 

[Pollaco]

His appointment as brigadier general expired on March 4, 1863 due to non-confirmation. His commission was never submitted to the Senate more than likely because he was a big Stephen Douglas supporter. When his generalship expired he was relieved of his command.

 

[gentlemanrob]

Happy Birthday Brig. General Richard Busteed! Salutes remembering General Busteed on his birthday.

 

[nc native]

Just before the Civil War Busteed used a revolver to persuade a railroad conductor not to throw a black man off of a train for being in the car reserved for ladies. He was very pro Union and considered by many residents of Alabama to be corrupt which led to his attempted assassination by a Alabama attorney who escaped to Texas without prosecution in 1867. The charges that led to his impeachment and resignation were that he failed to maintain a residence in the vicinity of his judicial district and using his office for personal gain. After he resigned his office the impeachment proceedings were dropped.

 

[Pollaco]

His appointment as District Judge in Alabama was to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George W. Lane .Lane passed away on Nov. 12, 1863, Busteed was appointed on Jan. 5, 1864 (some bios state Nov. 17th) and confirmed on Jan. 20,1864. Alabamians considered him corrupt and proNorthern. That attorney who shot Busteed on the Mobile street was U.S. Attorney Lucien Martin and he was never prosecuted.Martin actually shot Busteed 3 times,the 2nd and 3rd shots were into a already shot and fallen Busteed.

 

[Hunter]

His appointment as brigadier general expired on March 4, 1863 due to non-confirmation. His commission was never submitted to the Senate more than likely because he was a big Stephen Douglas supporter. When his generalship expired he was relieved of his command.

Busteed's appointment to the federal bench by President Lincoln had much to do with this. He was a War Democrat.

 

[Hunter]

Just before the Civil War Busteed used a revolver to persuade a railroad conductor not to throw a black man off of a train for being in the car reserved for ladies. He was very pro Union and considered by many residents of Alabama to be corrupt which led to his attempted assassination by a Alabama attorney who escaped to Texas without prosecution in 1867. The charges that led to his impeachment and resignation were that he failed to maintain a residence in the vicinity of his judicial district and using his office for personal gain. After he resigned his office the impeachment proceedings were dropped.

The incident involving Busteed, the black man, and the conductor actually occurred after the war, not before. Nonetheless, he was the target of a ferocious spear campaign by former Confederates after the war.