Henry Hayes Lockwood | |
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Born | Kent County, Delaware, U.S. | August 17, 1814
Died | December 7, 1899 Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 85)
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Allegiance | United States of America Union |
Service | United States Army Union Army |
Years of service | 1836–1837, 1861–1865 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Commands | 1st Delaware Infantry Lockwood's Brigade Middle Department |
Battles / wars | Second Seminole War Mexican-American War American Civil War |
Spouse(s) | Anna Rogers Booth |
Children | 8 |
Other work | Professor Commander of the U.S. Naval Observatory |
Henry Hayes Lockwood (August 17, 1814 – December 7, 1899) was an American soldier and academic from Delaware who rose to the rank of Brigadier General during the American Civil War, captured the Delmarva Peninsula including Virginia's Eastern Shore and headed the Union Middle Department in Baltimore before returning to academic life at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[1]