Adam Badeau (December 29, 1831 - March 19, 1895) was an author, Union Army officer, and diplomat.Adam Badeau was born in New York City on December 29, 1831. He was raised and educated in Tarrytown and North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), and became a clerk in New York City's Street Department. He also studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1855. In addition, Badeau was a writer, and his work as an essayist and theater critic was published in Noah's Sunday Times.Badeau joined the Union Army for the American Civil War. As a member of the staff of Thomas W. Sherman, he took part in...

Adam Badeau (December 29, 1831 - March 19, 1895) was an author, Union Army officer, and diplomat.Adam Badeau was born in New York City on December 29, 1831. He was raised and educated in Tarrytown and North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), and became a clerk in New York City's Street Department. He also studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1855. In addition, Badeau was a writer, and his work as an essayist and theater critic was published in Noah's Sunday Times.Badeau joined the Union Army for the American Civil War. As a member of the staff of Thomas W. Sherman, he took part in...

Military history of Ulysses S. Grant: from April, 1861, to April, 1865 (1881) Adam Badeau (December 29, 1831 - March 19, 1895) was an author, Union Army officer, and diplomat.Adam Badeau was born in New York City on December 29, 1831. He was raised and educated in Tarrytown and North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), and became a clerk in New York City's Street Department. He also studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1855. In addition, Badeau was a writer, and his work as an essayist and theater critic was published in Noah's Sunday TimesBadeau joined the Union Army for the American...

General Adam Badeau first met Grant when he was appointed to Grant's staff in May 1863 during the Vicksburg campaign. Badeau served Grant from then on. In 1869 he retired from the military with the title Brigadier General. Badeau served as consul general to London, and then to Havana in the years that followed. At the end of their lives, Badeau and Grant suffered from poor health and financial difficulties. Grant in Peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a Personal Memoir contains 52 chapters and over 100 letters between Badeau and Grant.

Adam Badeau (December 29, 1831 - March 19, 1895) was an author, Union Army officer, and diplomat. Adam Badeau was born in New York City on December 29, 1831. He was raised and educated in Tarrytown and North Tarrytown (now Sleepy Hollow), and became a clerk in New York City's Street Department.He also studied law, and attained admission to the bar in 1855. In addition, Badeau was a writer, and his work as an essayist and theater critic was published in Noah's Sunday Times.