Alexander Asboth

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Alexander Asboth
Alexander Asboth
Ambassador of the U.S. to Argentina
In office
March 12th, 1866: Presented credentials October 20th, 1866 – January 21st, 1868
Nominated byAndrew Johnson
Preceded byRobert C. Kirk
Succeeded byHenry G. Worthington
Ambassador of the U.S. to Uruguay
In office
October 2nd, 1867 – January 21, 1868
Nominated byAndrew Johnson
Preceded byoffice established
Succeeded byHenry G. Worthington
Personal details
Born(1811-12-18)December 18, 1811
Hungarian Army
United States Army
Union Army
Years of service1836–1849 (Hungary)
1861–1865 (USA)
Rank
Battles/warsHungarian Revolution of 1848

Alexander "Sandor" Asboth (

United States Ambassador to Uruguay
.

Early life

Asboth was born in Keszthely, Hungary.[1] When Asboth was 8, his family moved to Zombor (now Sombor in Serbia). Asboth wanted to be a soldier, like his elder brother Lajos, but instead his parents decided he should be an engineer. He studied at the Mining Academy of Selmecbánya and the Institutum Geometricum in Pest.[2]

After graduation he worked on the construction of the

1848 revolutionary movement.[2] In December 1848 he was promoted to captain.[1] During his time as captain, he took part in the battles of Kápolna and Nagysalló. On the spring of 1849 he was promoted to the rank of major, then he became an adjutant of Kossuth and achieved the rank of lieutenant colonel.[3] Asboth traveled with Kossuth to the Ottoman Empire and then to the United States in 1851, after the revolution failed.[4]

United States and Civil War

Asboth remained in the United States and joined the

Eugene A. Carr. Reinforcements were transferred to Henry Halleck from the Army of the Southwest and during the Siege of Corinth, Asboth commanded a brigade in the Army of the Mississippi.[2]

Asboth later commanded garrisons in Kentucky and Ohio. In August 1863, Asboth was assigned to the District of West Florida, with his headquarters at Fort Pickens. He was badly wounded in the Battle of Marianna on September 27, 1864; his left cheek-bone being broken and his left arm fractured in two places.[8] Asboth was mustered out of the volunteer service on August 24, 1865.[9] On January 13, 1866, President Andrew Johnson nominated Asboth for the award of the brevet grade of major general to rank from March 13, 1865, and the U.S. Senate confirmed the award on March 12, 1866.[10]

Later life and death

Gen. Alexander Asboth post-war

In 1866, he was appointed U.S. Minister to Argentina and Uruguay. He died in Buenos Aires in 1868, likely due to his wounds received in Florida.[2] He was initially buried in the city's British cemetery, but was re-buried in 1923 when La Chacarita Cemetery became a park. His remains were returned to the United States in October 1990 for burial at Arlington National Cemetery.[8]<ref>Arlington National Cemetery</ref

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Cox, pp. 5-6
  2. ^ a b c d Warner, pp. 11-12
  3. ^ Gábor Bona: Tábornokok és törzstisztek az 1848/49. évi szabadságharcban
  4. ^ Watson pg. 307
  5. ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 717
  6. ^ Grant, pg. 3
  7. ^ Gracza, pg. 26
  8. ^ a b Welsh, pg. 8
  9. ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 109
  10. ^ Eicher, 2001, p. 710

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Preceded by
United States Minister Resident, Argentina

October 20, 1866–January 21, 1868 		Succeeded by
United States officially recognized
Uruguay on October 2, 1867
United States Minister Resident, Uruguay

October 2, 1867–January 21, 1868
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