Record Group 45: Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945 Series: Letters Received from Commissioned Officers Below the Rank of Commander and from Warrant Officers, 1802 - 1886 File Unit: Volume 636, September 21-30, 1864 Item: Letter(s) received from Busteed,

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Record Group 45: Naval Records Collection of the Office of Naval Records and Library, 1691 - 1945 Series: Letters Received from Commissioned Officers Below the Rank of Commander and from Warrant Officers, 1802 - 1886 File Unit: Volume 636, September 21-30, 1864 Item: Letter(s) received from Busteed, Richard

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Busteed, Richard, 1822-1898

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Born on February 16, 1822, in County Cavan, Ireland, Busteed read law in 1846. He entered private practice in New York City, New York from 1846 to 1856. He was Corporation Counsel for New York City from 1856 to 1859. He was a Captain in the United States Army in 1861, and a Brigadier General from 1862 to 1863, during the American Civil War. Incident Once when confronted with black men being thrown out of a white railroad car by the conductor, Busteed pulled his pistol and defended the blac...