Hurlbut was made ambassador to Peru in 1881, where he had an embarrassing altercation with Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick, U.S. minister to Chile during the War of the Pacific.
Hurlbut was made ambassador to Peru in 1881. He had an embarrassing altercation with Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick during the War of the Pacific. Gen. Hugh Judson Kilpatrick was U.S. minister to Chile.