Joseph Eldridge Hamblin

            OBITUARY.
      Major-Gen. Joseph E. Hamblin.
 Major-Gen. JOSEPH E. HAMBLIN, a brief
announcement of whose death appreared in these
columns yesterday, was one of the most gallant
soldiers that fought for the Union in the late
war, and a gentleman whose character was with-
out a blemish. He was born, we believe, in Mas-
sachusetts, in 1828. In April, 1861, he was ap-
pointed Adjutant of the famous Fifth New-York
Volunteers, better known as the Duryea Zouaves,
and served with that regimentduring part of the
first year of the war, during which he was com-
missionedMajor of the Sixty-fifth New-York
Volunteers, (First United States Chasseurs,) of
which, at that time, Gen. JOHN COCHRANE was
in command, and Gen. ALEXANDER SHALER was
Lieutenant-Colonel. With this regiment he
served with distinction, as Major, Lieutenant-
Colonel, and Colonel, until, toward the close of
the war, he attained the rank of Brigadier-Gen-
eral, and subsequently was brevetted Major-
General for distinguished gallantry. Gen.
HAMBLIN'S command was attached to the
Sixth Corps, and in all the fierce battles in
which that body was engaged, when attached
to the Army of the Potomac, and while in the
Shenandoah Valley with SHERIDAN, he was
present. He was severely wounded at Win-
chester. He was in the final struggles around
Richmond, and only sheathed his sword when
his country had no further need of his services.
Since the war he has resided in the City, and at
the time of his death, which occurred in the
forty-third year of his age, held the responsible
position of Superintendent of Agencies for the
Commonwealth Fire Insurance Company. Gen.
HAMBLIN'S generous and genial qualities en-
deared hi to a host of friends. Before the war
he was for some time a member of the Seventh 
Regiment.