General Henry Lockwood Of Delaware: Shipmate Of Melville, Co-builder Of The Naval Academy, Civil War Commander
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General Henry Lockwood of
Delaware: Shipmate of Melville, Co-builder of the Naval Academy,
Civil War Commander
General Henry Lockwood of
Delaware: Shipmate of Melville, Co-builder of the Naval Academy,
Civil War Commanderdepicts the fascinating and
accomplished life of nineteenth-century Delaware son, Brig. Gen.
Henry Lockwood. Excerpt for a leave of absence to fight as a Union
general during the Civil War, Lockwood was a U.S. Navy professor of
mathematics from 1841–1876, serving on the USS
depicts the fascinating and
accomplished life of nineteenth-century Delaware son, Brig. Gen.
Henry Lockwood. Excerpt for a leave of absence to fight as a Union
general during the Civil War, Lockwood was a U.S. Navy professor of
mathematics from 1841–1876, serving on the USSUnited States
United Statesin the Pacific, at
the Asylum Naval School, at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S.
Naval Observatory.
in the Pacific, at
the Asylum Naval School, at the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S.
Naval Observatory.
Lockwood sailed aboard the U.S. Navy frigate
Lockwood sailed aboard the U.S. Navy frigateUnited States
United States, participating in
Commodore Thomas Catesby Jones’s seizure of Monterey from Mexico
and figuring importantly in shipmate Herman Melville’s novel
, participating in
Commodore Thomas Catesby Jones’s seizure of Monterey from Mexico
and figuring importantly in shipmate Herman Melville’s novelWhite-Jacket
White-Jacket. Later
he was a co-builder of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. During
the Civil War Lockwood pacified the slavery-bound Delmarva
peninsula, and commanded a brigade at Gettysburg, the Maryland
Heights at Harper’s Ferry, the Middle
Department/8
. Later
he was a co-builder of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis. During
the Civil War Lockwood pacified the slavery-bound Delmarva
peninsula, and commanded a brigade at Gettysburg, the Maryland
Heights at Harper’s Ferry, the Middle
Department/8th
thCorps, and a
division at Cold Harbor. All these accomplishments occurred in the
face of Lockwood’s tendency to stutter which afflicted him
throughout his life. This book also takes note of family members
such as his son Lieut. James Lockwood, who died of starvation
during the Greely polar expedition after having reached the
furthest point north of any human; brother Navy Surgeon John
Lockwood, whose essays in conjunction with Melville’s
Corps, and a
division at Cold Harbor. All these accomplishments occurred in the
face of Lockwood’s tendency to stutter which afflicted him
throughout his life. This book also takes note of family members
such as his son Lieut. James Lockwood, who died of starvation
during the Greely polar expedition after having reached the
furthest point north of any human; brother Navy Surgeon John
Lockwood, whose essays in conjunction with Melville’sWhite-Jacket
White-Jacketwere
major factors in outlawing punitive flogging in the Navy; and
son-in-law Adam Charles Sigsbee, who was in command of the
USS
were
major factors in outlawing punitive flogging in the Navy; and
son-in-law Adam Charles Sigsbee, who was in command of the
USSMaine
Mainewhen
it blew up in Havana Harbor. Several pivotal events in Lockwood’s
life have unjustly led to his historical neglect. Here Matthews
finally gives Lockwood his due.
when
it blew up in Havana Harbor. Several pivotal events in Lockwood’s
life have unjustly led to his historical neglect. Here Matthews
finally gives Lockwood his due.