Delos Bennett Sackett
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Inspector General of the U.S. Army | |
Battles/wars | Mexican–American War
Indian Wars American Civil War
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Delos Bennett
Early life and career
Sackett (spelled Sacket in some army records) was born in Cape Vincent, New York. He graduated the United States Military Academy in 1845. As a lieutenant in the 2nd Dragoons, he was assigned to duty in Texas and then in the Mexican–American War. He was cited for gallantry for his actions at the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma.
He plotted out 84 city blocks with stakes and rawhide rope, as the foundation of what is now
In December 1850, Sackett returned to West Point as Assistant Instructor of Cavalry Tactics, serving until April 1855. With the rank of captain in the 1st U.S. Cavalry, he went to Kansas Territory to Fort Leavenworth and served on various expeditions against hostile Indians. He then served on a variety of posts around the country and took a leave of absence for an extended trip to Europe. He was serving in the Indian Territory when the Civil War erupted.
Civil War
At the outset of the war, Sackett, then the
He then served on a variety of military boards (helping to organize the
Postwar career
After spending a year in New York City awaiting orders, Sackett was sent to the
He was buried in his native Cape Vincent, where he had built an impressive house in 1872.
Post # 268 of the Grand Army of the Republic in Cape Vincent was named for Delos B. Sackett. Camp Sackett was a United States military camp located about 3.5 miles southwest of Lecompton, Kansas. It served as a temporary prison for free state advocates, including Governor Charles L. Robinson, during the Bleeding Kansas issue in 1856.
See also
Notes
- ^ a b "La Cruces history". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2007-02-27.
- ^ NY Times obituary, March 9, 1885.
- ^ "Chronicles of Oklahoma". Archived from the original on 2007-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
- ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1. p. 709.
References
Attribution
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1891). Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
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(help) - Eicher, John H., and ISBN 978-0-8047-3641-1.