Lorenzo I. Sitgreaves | |
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Born | Easton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | March 15, 1810
Died | May 14, 1888 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 78)
Buried | Oak Hill Cemetery Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Years of service | 1827–1836, 1838–18?? |
Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Unit | 1st Regiment of Artillery (1832–1836) Corps of Topographical Engineers (1838–18??) |
Known for | Leading the Sitgreaves Expedition |
Battles / wars | |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy |
Spouse(s) |
Lucy Ann Jesup (m. 1854) |
Children | 2 |
Lorenzo I. Sitgreaves (March 15, 1810 – May 14, 1888) was a U.S. Army officer from Pennsylvania who led the 1851 Sitgreaves Expedition down the Zuñi and Colorado rivers.