Edward Jardine
Edward Jardine | |
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Born | New York Draft Riots | November 2, 1828
Other work | Civil servant, newspaper editor and publisher |
Edward Jardine (November 2, 1828 – July 16, 1893) was an American
Biography
Early life and military service
Edward Jardine was born in Brooklyn to Charles Jardine, an Englishman of French descent, shortly after his parents arrived in the United States. He came from a poor background and, as a teenager, he worked at a
Enlisting in the
New York Draft Riots
After his unit had been disbanded in early 1863, the two-year enlistment terms having expired, he and other former Union officers were in New York to recruit new members. At the time the
On July 15, Jardine and his men engaged the rioters at
He was rescued by local residents, two young women, who hid him and two others in the basement of their Second Avenue home. By the time the mob began searching homes and buildings for wounded soldiers, the two Duryea officers having escaped hours before, Jardine was able to escape notice by wearing civilian clothes.[4] A second version claims that, upon the mob breaking into the house, the two officers were clubbed to death and that only the intervention of one of the rioters, a veteran of Hawkins' Zouaves, had recognized him that he persuaded the others to spare him. Jardine was taken to the home of a nearby surgeon where he remained for the rest of the riots.[3]
Retirement and later years
As a result of the draft riots, recruiting for the re-organizing veteran regiments in New York City dwindled rapidly; and in October 1863 the Governor of New York issued an order calling for the consolidation of those regiments then organizing in New York City. On October 14, 1863, the 9th, 11th, 17th & 38th New York Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiments were consolidated together to create the
He was briefly involved in business interests on
During the next year, Jardine was personally appointed as a
Death
In March 1888, Jardine suffered an attack [
References
- ^ a b c d "Gen. Edward Jardine Dead; End of a Notable Career as a Soldier and Businessman". New York Times. 17 Jul 1893
- ^ a b Swinton, William. History of the Seventh Regiment, National Guard, State of New York, During the War of the Rebellion. New York: Fields, Osgood and Co., 1870. (pg. 401)
- ^ ISBN 1-56025-275-8
- ^ a b Beath, Robert Burns. History of the Grand Army of the Republic. Bryan, Taylor, & Co. Publishers, 1889. (pg. 153-54)
- ^ Lyon, James B. (1900). Annual Report of the Adjutant-General of the State of New York, for the year 1899. Albany, New York: James B. Lyon, State Printers. p. 881.
- ^ Heitman, Francis Bernard (1903). Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 571.
Further reading
ISBNs for the books listed. . (July 2014) |
- Cook, Adrian. The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky, 1974.
External links
- "Edward Jardine". Find a Grave. Retrieved 2008-10-30.