Adam Badeau, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Adam Badeau

American diplomat

Date of Birth: 29-Dec-1831

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1895

Profession: diplomat

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Adam Badeau

  • Adam Badeau (December 29, 1831 – March 19, 1895) was an American author, Union Army officer, and diplomat.
  • He is most famous for his service on the staff of Ulysses S.
  • Grant during the American Civil War and his subsequent three-volume biography of Grant.
  • Badeau enjoyed a successful career as a writer, and assisted Grant with the research, fact checking, and editing when Grant authored Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S.
  • Grant. A native of New York City, Badeau was raised and educated in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, and became clerk in the New York City Street Department while studying law.
  • In addition to practicing after he was admitted to the bar, Badeau became a writer, and his early work as a theater critic was carried by Noah's Sunday Times. Badeau joined the Union Army during the American Civil War, and his abilities as a writer led to his prominence as a staff officer, first for Thomas W.
  • Sherman, and later for Ulysses S.
  • Grant.
  • He took part in several campaigns, and rose from captain to brevet brigadier general.
  • After the war, Badeau became the longtime U.S.
  • Consul in London (1870-1881), and turned down appointments as a U.S.
  • Minister in order to remain in England.
  • From 1882 to 1884, he was the U.S.
  • Consul in Havana, Cuba.
  • Badeau continued to work as a writer, and was a prolific contributor of essays and articles to newspapers and magazines, in addition to being the author of several books, both fiction and non-fiction.
  • In the mid-1880s, he worked with Grant during the preparation of Grant's memoirs, but left the project before it was complete after a dispute about how much Badeau would be paid, and how he would be credited in the book for his research, fact-checking, editing, and proofreading.
  • He later sued Grant's heirs to obtain payment. Badeau died in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

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