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William Lewis Lockwood

Birthdate:
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Death: August 17, 1867 (30)
Place of Burial: Kings County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Ezekiel Sturges Lockwood and Eliza Southwick Simers
Husband of Adelaide Caroline Lockwood
Father of Francis Scobey Lockwood and William L. Lockwood
Half brother of Irving Lockwood; Anna Lockwood; Addison Sturgis Lockwood; Willard Datus Lockwood and Mary Ensign Lockwood

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About William Lewis Lockwood

Civil War Union Army Officer. He was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H, 48th New York Volunteer Infantry on June 24, 1861. Promoted to Captain and company commander on June 18, 1862, he led his men in the July 1863 assault on Battery Wagner in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where he was wounded. He eventually served until his was honorably discharged on May 28, 1864.

He founded Sigma Chi fraternity at Miami University in Ohio 6/28/1855.

On October 20, 1871 his wife, Addie Lockwood, filed for a US Army Widow's Pension (Application #199715, Certificate #163577). Maintained by: [fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=8 Find A Grave] Record added: Apr 03, 1999

Find A Grave Memorial# 5047

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William Lewis Lockwood's Timeline

1836
October 31, 1836
New York, New York, United States
1859
May 7, 1859
New York, United States
1867
August 17, 1867
Age 30
1867
Rhode Island, United States
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Green-Wood Cemetery (Plot Section 171 Plot 12355), Kings County, New York, United States