Henry Hayes Lockwood

Henry Hayes Lockwood
Lockwood, c. 1861–1865
Born(1814-08-17)August 17, 1814
Kent County, Delaware, U.S.
DiedDecember 7, 1899(1899-12-07) (aged 85)
Georgetown, Washington, D.C., U.S.
Buried
AllegianceUnited States United States of America
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1836–1837, 1861–1865
Rank Brigadier General
Commands1st Delaware Infantry
Lockwood's Brigade
Middle Department
Battles / warsSecond Seminole War
Mexican-American War
American Civil War
Spouse(s)Anna Rogers Booth
Children8
Other workProfessor
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]