. Hungarians in the American civil war . o the command of theWestern Department, he selected Asboth for hischief-of-staff* and appointed him brigadier-gen-eral. The Senate considered this appointment—likeseveral others that Fremont had made—irregu-lar and refused to confirm it until the report ofAsboths gallantry at the battle of Pea Ridge wasreceived. In the meantime, however, as we haveseen, he was actually in command of a division un-der Fremont, Hunter and Curtis. He was a tall,well-built man, with a firm, but kindly expres-sion in his face, over which would, at times, comea shadow of mela
. Hungarians in the American civil war . o the command of theWestern Department, he selected Asboth for hischief-of-staff* and appointed him brigadier-gen-eral. The Senate considered this appointment—likeseveral others that Fremont had made—irregu-lar and refused to confirm it until the report ofAsboths gallantry at the battle of Pea Ridge wasreceived. In the meantime, however, as we haveseen, he was actually in command of a division un-der Fremont, Hunter and Curtis. He was a tall,well-built man, with a firm, but kindly expres-sion in his face, over which would, at times, comea shadow of melancholy, probably when he wasthinking of the fate of his native land. Yet hewas essentially a man of action, and enjoyedhard, physical exercise. Major W. Dorsheimer de-scribed him as an excellent horseman, who, at theage of fifty, loved to ride his horse at top speed,so that the Major, who was considerably young-er, could not keep up with him. After the Missouri campaign he was assignedto the command of the District of Columbus in 30. Alexander Major-General, • U. S. V Kentucky, and in 1863 wasappointed commander of theDistrict of West Florida, withheadquarters at Fort Pickens,near Pensacola, which com-mand he held until August,1865. In the engagement atMarianna (September 27,1864), he rushed forward toencourage his retreating sol-diers. The battle was won,but he was seriously wounded,one bullet shattering his rightarm and another lodging underhis right cheekbone. He wasbreveted major-general in March, 1865, for gall-ant and meritorious service. Asboth was one of those generals whom theGovernment wished to reward for their distin-guished services with a diplomatic post. Al-though there was much dickering about such ap-pointments, his nomination as minister to the Ar-gentine Republic went through the Senate with-out opposition. He made the journey to BuenosAyres via Paris, where he had his wound exam-ined by the famous surgeon, Nelaton, because noAmerican surg
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