John E. Bendix

from The New York Times, October 9, 1877:

      DEATH OF GEN. JOHN E. BENDIX.
    THE LIFE AND SERVICES OF A BRAVE NEW-
             YORK SOLDIER.
 Gen. John E. Bendix, a distinguished officer
of volunteers during the rebellion, and more recently
a Brigadier-General in the National Guard of this
State, died on Sunday night; at his residence, No. 77
Bank-street, at the age of 59 years.  Gen.
Bendix was born on board the steamer Sarah,
on Aug. 28, 1818, on the St. Lawrence River.
His parents, who were Germans, returned to their
native land soon after, and educated the boy in the
common schools. While yet in his teens, young  
Bendix settled in New-York and learned the trades
of pattern maker and machinist.  Having a predi-
liction for military duty, he joined the Ninth
Regiment, State Militia, as private in 1847.
He gradually rose to the rank of a commissioned
officer, and in October, 1859, was made Lieutenant-
Colonel of the Eleventh Regiment. At the outbreak
of the Rebellion Gen. Bendix organized the Seventh
Regiment of Volunteers, of which command he was
elected Colonel. The regiment was mustered into
the United States service on the date of its organiza-
tion, April 23, 1861, and on May 26,
embarked on the steamer Empire City for
Fortress Monroe.  The fortress was reached on the
28th, but the regiment remained on board the ves-
sel until the following day, when Gen. Bendix was
ordered, to join an expedition in command of Col.
Phelps. On June 9 he was ordered to take com-
mand of detachments of the First Vermont and
Fourth Massachusetts, in conjunction with a por-
tion of his own regiment, the Seventh, and with
that force--900 men--joined an expedition against
Big Bethel, where he lost seven of his command.
Gen. Bendix resigned from the Seventh soon after,
and received his commission as Colonel of the Tenth
Regiment of Volunteers from Gov. Morgan on Sept.
2, 1861. The regiment performed duty at Fortress
Monroe during the Winter months, and on April 9
and 10, 1862, participated in the engagement with
the rebel ram Merrimac. Leaving Fortress Monroe on
May 9, Gen. Bendix's command joined an expedition with
against Norfolk, Va., which was taken on
the following day. The regiment was then
placed in possession of the fortifications in Norfolk
Harbor, where it remained until June 6, when Gen.
Bendix received orders to report to McClellan, and
was by that General assigned to the Fourth Brigade,
Third Division of Regulars. He took an active part
in the seven days' fighting in the WIlderness, losing 30
men in killed and wounded. Ben. Bendix was him-
self wounded on the ankle, but did not leave
the field. He also participated in the
second battle of Bull Run, the battle
of Antietam, and at Fredericksburg. During the
engagement at the last-named place on Dec. 12,
1862, Gen. Bendix was removed from the field of
conflict suffering from a serious wound in the neck.
He then returned to his home in this City on a leave
of absence of 20 days. Rejoining his regiment on
Jan. 16, 1863, he was aasigned to the command of
the Third Brigade, Third Division of the
Second Corps, and remained in command un-
til April 28, when the Tenth was 
ordered home to be mustered out of the service. He
was made Brevet Brigadier-General of Volunteers
Aug. 28, 1865, and was appointed to the same rank
in the State National Guard on Sept. 6, 1866. Gen.
Bendix organized the Third Regiment (Bendix Zou-
aves) in November, 1865. He retired from the 
service in 1871. His funeral will take place from
his late residence to-morrow at 2 P.M. and will be
attended by representatives of the Masonic frater-
nity, with which he was prominently connected.